Culture of the Arab States of Persian Gulf

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There are many aspects of culture in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. While being Arab at its cores, it has been greatly influenced by the cultures of India, Persia, and East Africa, because of extensive trade links.

Contents 1 Music and dance 2 Language and literature 3 Cuisine 4 Dress 5 Other 6 See also

[edit] Music and dance

• Liwa (music)
• Ardha
• Sawt (music)
• Fijiri
• Yowla
• M'alayah
• Khaliji (music)
• Samri
• Fann At-Tanbura

[edit] Language and literature

• Gulf Arabic
• Bahrani Arabic

[edit] Cuisine

• Machboos
• Goozi
• Mandi (food)
• Mahyawa

[edit] Dress

• Thobe
• Bisht (clothing)
• Ghutra
• Agal

[edit] Other

• Mabkhara
• Bukhoor
• Abra (boat)
• Dhow
• Dewaniya (also known as majlis)
• Badgeer

[edit] See also

• Culture of Bahrain
• Culture of Kuwait
• Culture of Oman
• Culture of Saudi Arabia