#Arabian Gulf

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Iran is Mad at Google but Likes Wikipedia
May 23, 2012 3 min. read

If you go to Google Maps and type in “Persian Gulf,” you will be taken to the waterway between Saudi Arabia and Iran. It will put a marker in the middle of the waterway. But it will not inform you the name of said waterway. If you go to Google Maps and type in “Arabian […]

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Persian Gulf? Arabian Gulf?
January 21, 2010 2 min. read

The Islamic Solidarity Games, which were to be held in Iran in April, have been called off because the countries could not agree on what to call the Persian Gulf. The Iranian organizers used the words “Persian Gulf” on the planned logo and medals, angering the Arab countries who call it Arabian Gulf.  This debate […]

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