Arabian Gulf

In fall 2004, the National Geographic Society (NGS) made a similar misstep by using the term Arabian Gulf for the Persian Gulf; but after a campaign led by the National Iranian American Council, the NGS recognized the folly of getting involved in the politics of geographical renaming and corrected their mistake in their 8th Edition maps.

Trita Parsi: What Do Google and Saddam Have in Common? 2008

Navy, which operates a major base in Bahrain, has used the term Arabian Gulf unofficially for more than 20 years.

FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010

For all the anti-Americanism in the Arab world, almost all the states bordering what they call the Arabian Gulf support substantial American bases.

CFR.org - 2010

“Control over the Arabian Gulf translates into control over Europe, Japan and China,” he explained.

Finally! Al Jazeera launches english site. | Letter Never Sent 2003

“Control over the Arabian Gulf translates into control over Europe, Japan and China,” he explained.

Al Jazeera Links | Letter Never Sent 2003

Center stage, of course, is the Persian Gulf, which the U.S. Navy and many of the people who live there prefer to call the Arabian Gulf.

William Bradley: One Word: Obama's Nightmare Scenario, and Why It Hasn't Happened (Yet) William Bradley 2011

Center stage, of course, is the Persian Gulf, which the U.S. Navy and many of the people who live there prefer to call the Arabian Gulf.

William Bradley: One Word: Obama's Nightmare Scenario, and Why It Hasn't Happened (Yet) William Bradley 2011

The Persian Gulf (26°54'17. 00 "N, 51°32'51. 00" E), also known as the Arabian Gulf, is a 989 kilometer-long inland sea that separates Iran from the Arabian Peninsula.

Persian Gulf 2007

Description of the Sea of Kolzum, otherwise called the Arabian Gulf, or the Red Sea.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

_Description of the Sea of Kolzum, otherwise called the Arabian Gulf, or the Red Sea.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Robert Kerr 1784