Culture of Eastern Arabia

Cultures in the region include those of Bahrain, southern Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Eastern Saudi Arabia (Qatif and Al-Hasa), Qatar, and Northern Oman.

Due to the seafaring nature of the Arabs along the eastern Arabian coast, seafood forms the major part of the cuisine of the region.

Dates are usually consumed as snacks in between meals or offered to guests alongside Arabic coffee in the majlis.

Squids, oysters, crabs, as well as shrimps all form basic staple food for the coastal Arabs.

Other cultural features of the region include Qarqe'an, Badgeer wind towers, Bukhoor and Dewaniya.

Windcatchers, called bâdgir in local dialect, in Souq Waqif , Doha
A dhow , a common item depicting the culture of seafaring in Eastern Arabia. It is displayed in the coat of arms of Kuwait and Qatar .
A Majlis in the United Arab Emirates . Majlis forms the unit of social gathering in Arab culture.
A khanjar , a commonly worn dagger in Oman ( c. 1924)