Culture of Kuwait describes the cultural aspects of the Kuwaiti society and is part of the Eastern Arabian culture. Kuwaiti popular culture, in the form of dialect poetry, film, theatre, radio and television soap opera, flourishes and is even exported to neighboring states. Within the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the culture of Kuwait is the closest to the culture of Bahrain.
A theatrical play titled "Fateh Masr" at Al Mubarikya school in the 1940s
Tabla player at the 8th International Music Festival in Kuwait
A piece of clothing used by Kuwaiti divers searching for pearls seen in Al-Hashemi-II Marine Museum in Kuwait City.
Machboos
Culture of Eastern Arabia
There is a rich and ancient culture in Eastern Arabia. The culture in this region has always been oriented towards the sea.
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)