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24-448: [REDACTED] Nejd The Kuwait–Najd War erupted in the aftermath of World War I . The war occurred because Ibn Saud of Najd wanted to annex Kuwait . The sharpened conflict between Kuwait and Najd led to the death of hundreds of Kuwaitis. The war resulted in sporadic border clashes throughout 1919–1920. Following the Kuwait–Najd War, Ibn Saud imposed a trade blockade against Kuwait for 14 years from 1923 until 1937. The goal of
48-567: A commercial city in the south of Kuwait. This caused a diplomatic crisis with Najd, but Britain intervened, dissuading Sheikh Salim from building the city. In 1920, an attempt by the Ikhwan to build a stronghold in southern Kuwait led to the Battle of Hamdh , involving 2,000 Ikhwan fighters against 100 Kuwaiti cavalrymen and 200 Kuwaiti infantrymen . The battle lasted six days and resulted in heavy but unknown casualties on both sides resulting in
72-598: A has been inhabited since prehistoric times because of its abundance of water in an otherwise arid region. Natural fresh-water springs have surfaced at oases in the region for millennia, encouraging human habitation and agricultural efforts (date palm cultivation especially) since prehistoric times. The oasis region and specifically the name Hajar (also Hagar, Haǧar) may be related to the Ancient Near East toponym Agarum , mentioned in Dilmunite inscriptions as
96-433: A landscape of accumulated sand with an impermeable layer underneath. When rain falls onto such a landscape, the water soaks through the sand (which prevents it from evaporating) and is retained by the impermeable base layer, forming an aquifer. Wells drilled into the earth can then provide access to a cool spring. The area used to be called Pit-Ardashir ( Classical Syriac : ܦܝܛܐܪܕܫܝܪ ) by Assyrians and Persians. Al-Ahsa
120-541: A region that is otherwise sand desert. The oasis became a World Heritage site in 2018. It has also been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network since December 2015. According to one author, the oases of Al-Ahsa and Al Ain (in the U.A.E. , on the border with Oman ) are the most important in the Gulf region. Al-Ahsa is the plural form of "Al-Ḥisā" ( Arabic : ٱلْحِسَى ) which refers to
144-606: Is an oasis and historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia . Al-Ahsa Governorate , which makes up much of the country's Eastern Province , is named after it. The oasis is located about 60 km (37 miles) inland from the coast of the Persian Gulf . Al-Ahsa Oasis comprises four main cities and 22 villages. The cities include Al-Mubarraz and Al-Hofuf , two of the largest cities in Saudi Arabia. With an area of around 85.4 km (33.0 sq mi), Al-Ahsa Oasis
168-604: Is home to the largest conventional oil field in the world, the Ghawar Field . Al-Ahsa is known for its palm trees and date palms. Al-Ahsa has over 2.5 million palm trees which produce over 100,000 tons of dates every year. The oasis is a popular tourist destination for Qatari nationals, who would make the 160-km cross-border drive to visit local attractions, as well as to find bargains for food, spices and clothing in Al-Ahsa's bazaars. Economic ties were severely disrupted by
192-513: Is part of the region known historically for its high skill in tailoring, especially in making bisht , a traditional men's cloak. Al-Ahsa was one of the few areas in the Arabian Peninsula in which rice was grown . In 1938, petroleum deposits were discovered near Dammam , resulting in the rapid modernization of the region. By the early 1960s, oil production levels reached 1 million barrels (160,000 m ) per day. Today, Al-Ahsa
216-587: Is the largest oasis in the world. A large part of the oasis is located in the Empty Quarter , also referred to as Rub' al Khali in Arabic. This covers almost three-quarters of the land in the oasis, while residential areas constitute 18%. There are more than 2.5 million palm trees including date palms in the oasis, which is fed from a huge underground aquifer and irrigated by the flow of more than 280 artesian springs , allowing year-round agriculture in
240-589: The Ikhwan doctrine , label the Turks " heretics ", abolish smoking, munkar and prostitution, and destroy the American missionary hospital. Kuwait is known for its religious tolerance . Palgrave noted that: "The Sunni people of Kuwait are tolerant to others and not over-rigid to themselves; Wahhabism is carefully proscribed, all the efforts of Najd have never succeeded in making one single proselyte at Kuwait." The 1922 Treaty of Uqair defined Kuwait's border with
264-610: The Qatar diplomatic crisis , which led to the closure of Saudi Arabia's land border with Qatar. With the crisis' resolution and border reopening in 2021, however, Qatari tourists have gradually returned to Al-Ahsa; albeit in smaller numbers, due to improved Qatari self-sufficiency in goods. A road between Oman and Saudi Arabia, through the vast Empty Quarter sand desert, was completed in September 2021. Between 700 and 800 kilometres (430 and 500 miles) long, it extends from Al-Ahsa to
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#1732780033902288-753: The Sanjak of Hasa from the Ottomans to become the new neighbor to the Emirate of Kuwait. According to the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 , Kuwait's border extended south to Manifa (about 200 km from Kuwait city), but the newly expanded Saudi state did not recognize the Convention since the Ottoman province annexed to Najd. In 1919 Sheikh Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah intended to build
312-742: The Awal Islands (the islands that comprise present-day Bahrain) from the Jabrid ruler Muqrin ibn Zamil. The Jabrids struggled to maintain their position on the mainland in the face of the Ottomans and their tribal allies, the Muntafiq . In 1550, Al-Ahsa and nearby Qatif came under the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire with Sultan Suleiman I . Al-Ahsa was nominally the Eyalet of Lahsa in
336-729: The British representative in Kuwait , had met with Ibn Saud to settle the border issue between Kuwait and Najd. The result of the meeting was the Uqair Protocol of 1922 , in which Britain recognized ibn Saud's sovereignty over territories claimed by the emir of Kuwait. Al-Ahsa was taken from the Ottomans in 1913, bringing the Al Sauds control of the Persian Gulf coast and what would become Saudi Arabia's vast oil reserves. Al-Ahsa
360-725: The Ottoman administrative system and was usually a vassal of the Sublime Porte . Qatif was later lost to the Portuguese. The Ottomans were expelled from Al-Ahsa in 1670, and the region came under the Banu Khalid Emirate . Al-Ahsa, along with Qatif, was incorporated into the Wahhabist Emirate of Diriyah in 1795 but returned to Ottoman control in 1818 with an invasion ordered by Muhammad Ali of Egypt . The Banu Khalid were again installed as rulers of
384-535: The Ottoman garrison, during the Conquest of al-Hasa . It was the direct antecedent of the Sultanate of Nejd , and a legal predecessor of modern-day Saudi Arabia . This article about the geography of Saudi Arabia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Al-Ahsa Oasis Al-Ahsa Oasis ( Arabic : الْأَحْسَاء , al-ʾAhsā ), also known as al-Ḥasāʾ ( الْحَسَاء ) or Hajar ( هَجَر ),
408-760: The Qarmatian state of Al-Ahsa was overthrown by the Uyunids . Al-Ahsa subsequently fell under the rule of the Bahrani dynasty of the Usfurids , followed by their relatives, the Jabrids , who became one of the most formidable powers in the region, retaking the islands of Bahrain from the princes of Hormuz . The last Jabrid ruler of Bahrain was Muqrin ibn Zamil . In 1521, the Portuguese Empire conquered
432-573: The Saudi economic and military aggression against Kuwait was to annex as much of Kuwait's territory as possible. At the Uqair conference in 1922, the boundaries of Kuwait and Najd were set. Kuwait had no representative at the Uqair conference. After the Uqair conference, Kuwait was still subjected to a Saudi economic blockade and intermittent Saudi raids . In 1913 Emir Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Riyadh captured
456-634: The Saudis and also established the Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone , an area of about 5,180 km² adjoining Kuwait's southern border. Emirate of Nejd and Hasa The Emirate of Nejd and Hasa was the second iteration of the Third Saudi State from 1913 to 1921. It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud . The state was formed after Saudi forces seized Al-Ahsa from the control of
480-460: The original home of their chief deity Inzak . If so, Agarum probably referred to the mainland area of Arabia lying opposite Bahrain . According to the hypothesis, the Dilmun civilization originated at the oases of Eastern Arabia, but later relocated to the isle of Bahrain. This interpretation is not without criticism, however, and other sources place Agarum on the isle of Failaka . Eastern Arabia
504-556: The region but, in 1830 the Emirate of Nejd retook the region. Direct Ottoman rule was restored in 1871, and Al-Ahsa was placed first under Baghdad Vilayet and with Baghdad's subdivision Basra Vilayet in 1875. In 1913, ibn Saud , the founder of modern Saudi Arabia , annexed Al-Ahsa and Qatif into his domain of Najd . On 2 December 1922, Percy Cox officially notified Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah that Kuwait's borders had been modified. Earlier that year, Major John More,
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#1732780033902528-701: The victory of the Ikhwan forces and leading to the battle of Jahra around the Kuwait Red Fort. The Battle of Jahra happened as the result of the Battle of Hamdh . A force of 3,000 to 4,000 Ikhwan , led by Faisal al-Duwaish , attacked the Red Fort at Al-Jahra, defended by 1,500 men. The fort was besieged with the Kuwaiti position precarious; had the fort fallen, Kuwait would likely have been incorporated into Ibn Saud's empire. The Ikhwan attack repulsed for
552-521: The while, negotiations began between Salim and al-Duwaish; the latter threatened another attack if the Kuwaiti forces did not surrender. The local merchant class convinced Salim to call in help from British troops, who showed up with airplanes and three warships, ending the attacks. After the Battle of Jahra, Ibn Saud's warriors, the Ikhwan , demanded that Kuwait follow five rules: evict all the Shias , adopt
576-629: Was conquered by the emerging Rashidun Caliphate during the 7th century. It was later inherited by the Umayyads and Abbasids . In 899 the region came under the control of the Qarmatian leader Abu Tahir al-Jannabi and was declared independent from the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad . Its capital was at al-Mu'miniya near modern Hofuf . By circa 1000, Al-Ahsa became the ninth largest city worldwide supporting 100,000 inhabitants. In 1077,
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