Arabic pop music or Arab pop is a subgenre of Pop music and Arabic music. Arabic pop is mainly produced and originated in Cairo, Egypt; with Beirut as a secondary center. It is an outgrowth of the Arabic film industry (mainly Egyptian movies), also predominantly located in Cairo. The primary style is a genre that synthetically combines pop melodies with elements of different Arabic regional styles, called ughniyah (Arabic: أغنية‎‎) or in English "Arabic song". It uses string instruments including the guitar as well as traditional Middle Eastern instruments.