Note: Please see the talk page before changing "Persian Gulf" to "Arab" or "Arabian Gulf".
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[[File:Arab_Gulf_States_english.png|thumbnail|260px|The [[Persian Gulf]]'s coastline skirts seven Arab countries on its western shores and [[Iran]] to the east. ([[Oman]]'s [[Musandam peninsula]] meets the Persian gulf at the [[Strait of Hormuz]])]]
The '''Arab states of the Persian Gulf''' are the six [[Arab world|Arab states]] which border the [[Persian Gulf]], namely [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]] [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE), |title=Political Change in the Arab Gulf States: Stuck in Transition |url=https://www.rienner.com/title/Political_Change_in_the_Arab_Gulf_States_Stuck_in_Transition |quote=The authors first focus on the politics of six Gulf states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. |year=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xIJBiLdNJm4C&pg=PP55&dq |title=World Migration 2005 Costs and Benefits of International Migration |publisher=International Organization for Migration |page=53 |year=2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Official to Tour Persian Gulf Arab Lands |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/05/world/us-official-to-tour-persian-gulf-arab-lands.html |quote=A leading American diplomat will trip to Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region, Administration officials said today. |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |year=1987}}</ref> (GCC),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gcc-sg.org/en-us/Pages/default.aspx|title=الأمانة العامة لمجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية|website=www.gcc-sg.org}}</ref> and prefer to use the term "[[Persian Gulf naming dispute|Arabian Gulf]]" rather than the historical name of the Persian Gulf.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Simon|title=Understanding the Gulf States|url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/understanding-the-gulf-states|website=The Washington Institute|access-date=1 June 2016|date=Spring 2004}}</ref>
