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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 seven [[Arab world|Arab states]] which border the [[Persian Gulf]], namely [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE)
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{{Main article|Culture of Eastern Arabia|Eastern Arabian cuisine}}
Arab states on the Persian Gulf are culturally close to each other
Soap operas are important national pastimes in the Gulf Arab region. They are most popular during the time of [[Ramadan]], when families gather to break their fast. Most of these soap operas are based in [[Kuwait]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.broadcastprome.com/content-creation/big-plans-for-small-screens/#.VwhXXvl97IV|title=Big plans for small screens|work=BroadcastPro Me|quote=Around 90% of Khaleeji productions take place in Kuwait.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Constantinos |last= Papavassilopoulos|url=https://technology.ihs.com/496709/osn-targets-new-markets-by-enriching-its-arabic-content-offering|title=OSN targets new markets by enriching its Arabic content offering|work=[[IHS Inc.]]|date=10 April 2014}}</ref> Kuwaiti soap operas are the most-watched soap operas in the Persian Gulf region.<ref name="fattah">{{cite news |first=Nawara |last=Fattahova |url=http://news.kuwaittimes.net/first-kuwaiti-horror-movie-to-be-set-in-haunted-palace-chilling-news-for-film-buffs/|title=First Kuwaiti horror movie to be set in ‘haunted’ palace|newspaper=Kuwait Times|date=26 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Fahad|last=Al Mukrashi|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/omanis-turn-their-backs-on-local-dramas-1.1568086|title=Omanis turn their backs on local dramas|newspaper=Gulf News|date=22 August 2015|quote=Kuwait’s drama industry tops other Gulf drama as it has very prominent actors and actresses, enough scripts and budgets, produces fifteen serials annually at least.}}</ref> Although usually performed in the Kuwaiti dialect, they have been shown with success as far away as [[Tunisia]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Peter |last=Mansfield |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uzy_AAAAIAAJ&q|title=Kuwait: vanguard of the Gulf |publisher=Hutchinson |date=1990 |page=113 |quote=Some Kuwaiti soap operas have become extremely popular and, although they are usually performed in the Kuwaiti dialect, they have been shown with success as far away as Tunisia.}}</ref> Kuwaiti [[popular culture]], in the form of theatre, radio and television soap opera, flourishes and is exported to neighbouring Arab states of the Persian Gulf.<ref name="cliv">{{cite book|author=Clive Holes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8E0Rr1xY4TQC&pg=PA75|title=Modern Arabic: Structures, Functions, and Varieties|date=2004|page=75|publisher=Georgetown University Press|isbn=978-1-58901-022-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ali Alawi|url=http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/features/alis-roadtrip-from-bahrain-to-kuwait-photos_13423|title=Ali's roadtrip from Bahrain to Kuwait (PHOTOS)|quote=The trip to Kuwait – a country that has built a deep connection with people in the Persian Gulf thanks to its significant drama productions in theater, television, and even music – started with 25 kilometers of spectacular sea view}}</ref> Darb El Zalag, Khalti Gmasha, and Ruqayya wa Sabika are among the most important television productions in the Persian Gulf region.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theasian.asia/archives/87665|title=Kuwaiti Drama Museum: formulating thoughts of the Gulf|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> Kuwait is widely considered the cultural capital of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf region,<ref name="mdt">{{cite news|url=http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Features/Kuwait-an-urban-spectacle-3xlc|title=Kuwait an urban spectacle|work=[[Muscat Daily]]|date=26 March 2015|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822101728/http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Features/Kuwait-an-urban-spectacle-3xlc|archive-date=22 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljarida.com/articles/1461965247680716900/|title= الله… الله عليك يا الكويت|work=[[Al-Jarida]]|language=ar|date=28 July 2011}}</ref> frequently dubbed the "[[Hollywood]] of the Gulf" due to the popularity of its Arabic television soap operas and theatre.{{refn|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mbc.net/ar/programs/banat-sokkar-nabat/articles/%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89--%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC----%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A3-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82-%D9%81%D9%8A--%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-.html|title=مريم حسين ترحل إلى "هوليوود الخليج".. وتتبرأ من العقوق في "بنات سكر نبات"|work=[[Middle East Broadcasting Center|MBC]]|language=ar|date=29 August 2015|access-date=3 February 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