Arab states of the Persian Gulf

"Arab Gulf states" redirects here. For the political union colloquially known as Arab Gulf States, see Gulf Cooperation Council.

  The seven Arab states of the Persian Gulf

The Arab states of the Persian Gulf (Arabic: دول الخليج الفارسي)[1] refers to a group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.[2][3][4] Yemen is bound to the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, based on history and culture.[5]

The term has been used in different contexts to refer to a number of Arab states in the Persian Gulf region. The prominent regional political union Gulf Cooperation Council includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.[6][7][8] In modern history, various former British Empire protectorates,[9][10][11] including the Trucial States were Arab states along the Persian Gulf.[12][13][14]

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