Google Maps Persian Gulf

Geographical Context The Persian Gulf which has 8 littoral States is located at the northwest corner of the Indian Ocean. The Persian Gulf has been called that for thousands of years long before the Arab people gained power through Islam and conquered the whole area including Iran.

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Google maps persian gulf. XERXES ARS LVMINIS. Google incorrectly labeled Persian Gulf as Persian Gulf Arabian Gulf. Persian Gulf ----- NOT Arabian Gulf xxxxxx0.

This video is a reminder to the Google execs that people of Iran have always supported Google and relied on its services as a source of unbiased flow of info. If you go to Google Maps at least from the US and enter Persian Gulf you get what is shown in the link above ie a map of the Gulf. If you enter Arabian Gulf you get nothing but suggestions to look for Persian Gulf.

In other words Google Maps has at least two different versions of the fiercely contested area so that when users from countries like the UAE search for the world map. Maps of Persian Gulf. Google had previously put both Persian Gulf and Arabian Gulf on its Google Maps.

Nearby bodies of water including. The change is recent as Google used to display the Persian Gulf name. It might have been mentioned by ancient cartographers and can be found on almost any atlas but the Persian Gulf a source of national pride for Iranians has no place on Google Maps.

This virtual map shows Iran located in Middle East bordering the Gulf of Oman the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea between Iraq and Pakistan with its cities towns highways main roads streets Street Views and terrain maps regularly updated by Google. When you have eliminated the JavaScript whatever remains must be an empty page. This detailed map of Persian Gulf is provided by Google.

If anything this is likely an attempt on the part of. Google Maps and the Persian Gulf. Major ports and cities.

Then after being peppered constantly by Arabs it inserted Arabian Gulf under the words Persian Gulf. Enable JavaScript to see Google Maps. It is only Persian Gulf.

On its northern coast lies Iran with the short coastline of Iraq at its. Use the buttons under the map to switch to different map types provided by Maphill itself. Iran Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia Qatar Bahrain United Arab Emirates and Oman.

This is a non-issue. Advocates for the Persian Gulf have taken their fight about Googles refusal to name the gulf between Iran and the Arab Gulf states on Google Maps to the streets of Los Angeles. 97000 sq mi 251000 sq km.

Google Maps originally identified the body of water as the Persian Gulf. A map of all ferries operating in the Persian Gulf. Whats more the old name as well as the Arab Gulf alternative are displayed in Google Earth which uses the same map data as.

On Google Maps a search for Persian Gulf leads to the disputed body of water while a search for Arabian Gulf does not. If you type Persian Gulf into Google Maps the resulting map shows you the Persian Gulf but does not label it. Iran Google maps facts.

Blog has noticed the proliferation of pro-Persian Gulf billboards around Los Angeles proclaiming It is not the Gulf. That however has incensed the Iranian community again and it is now being dunned by more communications demanding that the term Persian Gulf. Persian Gulf physical map.

Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. Now Google has tried to duck the issue by the simple expedient of putting no name on the body of water. The Achaemenid King Darius who ascended the throne in 521 BCE calls it draya tya hačā pārsā aitiy the sea that comes from Persia.

This a national matter and Google is false advertising a national territory. The latter search yields. After May 2012 it removed both names from the body of water stating that it does not name every place in the world and that it did not want to take a political stance.

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Map Of Lower Persian Gulf Hormozgan Province With Hormuz Island Circled In Red Base Map Courtesy Microsoft Encarta Map City Island Old Map