Saudi Arabia–Yemen border

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Map of Yemen, with Saudi Arabia to the north

The Saudi Arabia–Yemen border is 1,307 km (812 mi) in length and runs from the Red Sea coast in the west to the tripoint with Oman in the east.[1]

Description

The border starts in the west on the Red Sea coast just north of

Rub al Khali desert, dipping south so as to include Al Wadiah
within Saudi Arabia, before further straight line segments proceed to the north-east and then eastwards to the Omani tripoint.

History

Historically there was no clearly defined boundary in this part of the

First World War.[3][4]

Map of Yemen from 1993, showing a typical portrayal of the boundary prior to the signing of 2000 Treaty of Jeddah

During the

Treaty of Taif, signed 12 May 1934, a partial border was drawn that extended inland to the vicinity of Najran, being demarcated on the ground in the following two years.[7][4] This treaty was renewable every 20 years.[7][4]

On 25 November 1935 British officials met with Ibn Saud in an attempt to finalise a frontier between the new kingdom and Britain's Arabian protectorates, including

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) in 1967, with the border issue still unresolved. In 1969 Saudi Arabia and South Yemen fought the brief Al-Wadiah War over the remote border town of Al-Wadiah, which ended in Saudi Arabia retaining sovereignty over the town.[11][12]

It appears that the Treaty of Taif was renewed as scheduled in 1974, though the details of the renewal remained uncertain, largely as Yemen did not wish to be seen to be renouncing its traditional claim to Asir, Jizan and Najran.

Yemen Civil War in 1994, but were renewed the following year, resulting in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on 26 February 1995.[4] This re-affirmed the terms of the Taif Treaty and allowed for further discussions over the rest of the border.[4] In 2000 the Treaty of Jeddah was signed, which finalised the entire border at its current position.[14]

From May 2022 to June 2023, Saudi Arabian border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers. The killings are still continuing. Human Rights Watch has qualified these killings as crimes against humanity.[15]

Border barrier

Main article: Saudi–Yemen barrier

From 2003 Saudi Arabia began constructing a barrier along the border, citing terrorism concerns.

militarily intervene
in Yemen in 2015.

Settlements near the border

Saudi Arabia

Yemen

  • Midi
  • Hard Wadi Sulayman
  • Al Wuqaysh
  • Al Minzalah
  • Al Malahit
  • Al Hassamah
  • Ad Daya'ah

See also

References

  1. ^ CIA World Factbook – Saudi Arabia, retrieved 31 March 2020
  2. Madawi Al-Rasheed
    . A History of Saudi Arabia. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. 40.
  3. ^ Briton Cooper Busch, Britain and the Persian Gulf, 1894-1914 (Berkeley: University of California Press,1967), 308, and 319.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Richard Schofield (31 March 1999), Negotiating the Saudi-Yemeni international boundary, Al-Bab, retrieved 30 March 2020
  5. JSTOR 1570344
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  6. ISBN 9780872894341
    . The better-armed Saudis won the seven-week war decisively
  7. ^ a b Mark N Katz (1992). "YEMENI UNITY AND SAUDI SECURITY" (PDF). Middle East Policy. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ^ J E Peterson, Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2020, p. 225
  9. OCLC 858974407.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  10. OCLC 10877465
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  11. ISBN 9780710305053
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  12. ISBN 9780863567612
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  13. ISBN 9780810855281
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  14. ^ "The Treaty of Jeddah, 2000".
  15. ^ Hardman, Nadia (2023-08-21). ""They Fired on Us Like Rain"". Human Rights Watch.
  16. ^ Whitaker, Brian (February 17, 2004). "Saudi security barrier stirs anger in Yemen". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
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