The Persian Gulf is known under that name from the 16th century, but the use of the name “Arabian bay” is dominant in many Middle East countries. Arab countries insisted on changing the geographical names of the bay while Iran insists on the old name.
On Google Maps in the US, this water surface is called the Persian Gulf (Arab Bay). Apple folders list only the name Persian Bay. The US Army is called the Persian Bay only as an Arab Bay.
The name became an emotional issue for Iranians who are proud of a long history of the Persian Empire.
The dispute was reached in 2017. during the Trump’s first term, when he used the name Arabic Bay. The then Iran President Hasan Ruhani suggested that Trump “learn geography”.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abas Aragci said the names of waterways in the Middle East “do not imply the ownership of any particular country, but reflect joint respect for the collective inheritance of humanity.”
“Politically motivated attempts to change the historically established Name of the Persian Gulf indicate enemy intentions towards Iran and his people and strongly condemn them,” Aragci added.
The International Hydrographic Organization, whose member is, is to ensure that all worlds, oceans and float leads are uniformly researched and cartographed, and also gives names of some of them, transferring new.
There are cases when the countries call the same water surface different names.
(Vijesti.ba)
