Which one do you think is true? Persian gulf or Arabian gulf?

Question

i think the best things which can prove that it is Persian gulf are history books and maps from Iran. what do you think?

Answer 1

It was the Persian Gulf since antiquity. The term Arabian Gulf came from Arab nationalism in the mid-1900's.

I've got Arab friends, so I use Arabian around them because they insist. It's really not that much trouble.

Answer 2

It's the Persian Gulf, not the Arabian Gulf. The Economist newsweekly just calls it 'The Gulf" afraid to alienate censors on both sides.

Since the 1960s with the rise of Arab nationalism (Pan-Arabism), starting with Gamal Abdel Nasser's Arab Republic of Egypt, some Arab countries, including the ones bordering the Persian Gulf, have adopted the term "Arabian Gulf" (in Arabic: الخلیج العربي al-khalīj al-ʿarabī) to refer to the waterway. This is controversial and not commonly used outside of the Arab world, nor is it recognized by the United Nations and other international organizations. The United Nations on many occasions has requested that only "Persian Gulf" be used as the official and standard geographical designation for the body of water. "Arabian Gulf" is also an ancient name for the Red Sea. Hecataeus (472 to 509 B.C.) can be stated where Persian Gulf and Arabian Gulf (Red Sea) have been clearly shown. Also a map has remained from Herodotus, the great Greek historian (425-484 B.C.) which introduces Red Sea as the Arabian Gulf.

In the world map of Diseark (285-347 B.C.) too, Persian Gulf and Arabian Gulf have been clearly distinct. At the same time, many maps and deeds prepared up to the 8th century by the historians such as Arrian, Hecataeus, Herodotus, Hiparek, Claudius Batlamious, Krats Malous,…… and in the Islamic period, Khwārizmī, Abou Yousef Eshagh Kandi, Ibn Khordadbeh, Batani (Harrani), Mas'udi, Balkhi, Estakhri, Ibn Houghal, Aboureyhan Birouni and others, mention that there is a wide sea at south of Iran named “Pars Sea”, “Pars Gulf”, “Fars Sea”, “Fars Gulf”, “Bahre Fars”, “Sinus Persicus” and “Mare Persicum” and so on. In a book, named “Persilus Aryateria”, the Greek traveller of the 1st century A.D. has called the Red Sea as Arabian gulf; the Indian ocean has been named Aryateria Sea; the waters at Oman Coast is called Pars Sea; Barbarus region (between Oman and Yemen coast are called belonging to Pars, and the Gulf located at south side of Iran is named: Persian Gulf. By describing the water body, the life of Persians living at both sides have also been confirmed.

Most recently, at the Twenty-third session of United Nation in March-April 2006, the name "Persian Gulf" was confirmed again as the legitimate and the official term to be used by members of United Nation.

Answer 3

Well, here are some facts about Persian Gulf and its NEW tiny countries around it...

http://www.persiangulfonline.org/

Historical maps:

http://www.persiangulfonline.org/maps.ht...

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Iran history, Early history (3200 BC–625 BC):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Early_...

See map:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Iran....

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Iran history, Pre-Islamic Statehood (625 BC–651 AD):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Pre-Is...

See map:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Achae...

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Iran history, Middle Ages (652–1501):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Middle...

See map:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Iran_...

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Naming dispute:

Since the 1960s with the rise of Arab nationalism (Pan-Arabism), starting with Gamal Abdel Nasser's Arab Republic of Egypt, some Arab countries, including the ones bordering the Persian Gulf, have adopted the term "Ara bian Gulf" to refer to the waterway. This is controversial and not commonly used outside of the Arab world, nor is it recognized by the United Nations and other international organizations. The United Nations on many occasions has requested that only "Persian Gulf" be used as the official and standard geographical designation for the body of water.

UN documents:

http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/docs/...

http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map...

http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map...

"Ara bian Gulf" is also an ancient name for the Red Sea.

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/gegn2...

Hecataeus (472 to 509 B.C.) can be stated where Persian Gulf and Ara bian Gulf (Red Sea) have been clearly shown. Also a map has remained from Herodotus, the great Greek historian (425-484 B.C.) which introduces Red Sea as the Ara bian Gulf.

UN document:

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/gegn2...

In the world map of Diseark (285-347 B.C.) too, Persian Gulf and Ara bian Gulf have been clearly distinct. At the same time, many maps and deeds prepared up to the 8th century by the historians such as Arrian Hecataeus, Herodotus, Hiparek, Claudius Batlamious, Krats Malous,…… and in the Islamic period, Khwārizmī, Abou Yousef Eshagh Kandi, Ibn Khordadbeh, Batani (Harrani), Mas'udi, Balkhi, Estakhri, Ibn Houghal, Aboureyhan Birouni and others, mention that there is a wide sea at south of Iran named “Pars Sea”, “Pars Gulf”, “Fars Sea”, “Fars Gulf”, “Bahre Fars”, “Sinus Persicus” and “Mare Persicum” and so on. In a book, named “Persilus Aryateria”, the Greek traveller of the 1st century A.D. has called the Red Sea as Arabian gulf; the Indian ocean has been named Aryateria Sea; the waters at Oman Coast is called Pars Sea; Barbarus region (between Oman and Yemen coast are called belonging to Pars, and the Gulf located at south side of Iran is named: Persian Gulf. By describing the water body, the life of Persians living at both sides have also been confirmed.

UN document:

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/gegn2...

Most recently, at the Twenty-third session of United Nation in March-April 2006, the name "Persian Gulf" was confirmed again as the legitimate and the official term to be used by members of United Nation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gul...

Answer 4

surely pesian gulf. I wonder why do some idiots want to change it? why? realy why? its obviously always been persian gulf... why do they wonna change it?!

Answer 5

PERSIAN GULF as the other guy explained to you

Answer 6

Persian gulf till the end. ¨Arabian Gulf¨¨is just something brought up by some uneducated people.

Answer 7

Persian

Answer 8

it has been known as the Persian gulf for thousands of years and i see no reason to change it now.