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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).<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mary Ann Tétreault|url=https://www.rienner.com/title/Political_Change_in_the_Arab_Gulf_States_Stuck_in_Transition|title=Political Change in the Arab Gulf States: Stuck in Transition|author2=Gwenn Okruhlik|author3=Andrzej Kapiszewski|year=2011|quote=The authors first focus on the politics of seven Gulf states: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.}}</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|year=2005|page=53}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|year=1987|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|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|quote=A leading American diplomat will start a trip to Iraq and six other Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region this week to discuss the Iran-Iraq war, Administration officials said today.}}</ref> All of these states except Iraq are part of the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] (GCC)
[[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]])]]
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