Editing Border (section)

== History ==
In the [[Human history#Modern history|pre-modern]] world, the term ''border'' was vague and could refer to either side of the boundary, thus it was necessary to specify part of it with ''borderline'' or ''borderland''. During the [[Middle Ages|medieval period]] the government's control frequently diminished the further people got from the [[capital city|capital]]. Therefore borderland (especially impassable terrain) attracted many [[outlaw]]s, as they often found sympathizers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7cjHAAAAQBAJ |title=Outlaw in Medieval Literature |date=2010 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9780230114685 |page=51 |language=en |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

In the past, many borders were not clearly defined lines; instead there were often intervening areas often claimed and fought over by both sides, sometimes called [[march (territory)|marchlands]]. Special cases in modern times were the [[Saudi Arabian–Iraqi neutral zone]]  from 1922 to 1991 and the [[Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone]] from 1922 until 1970. In modern times, marchlands have been replaced by clearly defined and demarcated borders.