It is important to note that only the Arabs insist on calling the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf. It is not a commonly used term in any major language other than Arabic and the other five UN languages call the area the Persian Gulf. The same issue arises with the term "English Channel" which is called "La Manche" in French and variations of that name in other languages.
In English and most other languages, the proper term is "Persian Gulf" as much as it offends Arab sensibilities, just as the term "Manche" is the proper international linguistic term of the English Channel as much as that may offend British sensibilities.
However, there are several reasons that Arabs feel the need to push others to see the situation from their perspective:
All of those are refuted by International Observers who say correspondingly:
Google Maps uses both names with Persian Gulf being the dominant term and Arabian Gulf in parentheticals. This is to reflect the disputed naming of the area between the International Community and the Arab World.
The same issue arises with the term "English Channel" which is called "La Manche" in French and variations of that name in other languages.
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Google acknowledges the disputes over what places should be named and where borders should be drawn. Google announced that "we have done our best to anticipate these controversies and to address them in a principled, rigorous, and consistent way". Google has considered various approaches to naming bodies of water and tries its best to remain neutral and objective often by providing alternative local names for places in addition to the "official" name.
Persian Gulf is the more common name. Arabian Gulf is used exclusively by Arabs.
The other name for the Persian Gulf is the Arabian Gulf
Zero. The Arabian/Persian gulf is a body of water.
The other name for the Persian Gulf is the Arabian Gulf
It is the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Well, its not in the Persian Gulf, the Persian Gulf is the old name of the Arabian Gulf, which is a shallow sea in the middle east. The UAE is on the cost of the Persian Gulf/ Arabian Gulf
The Persian Gulf narrows into the Strait of Hormuz which then widens out to the Gulf of Oman and then that opens up into the Arabian Sea.
No, it is an inlet of the Arabian Sea, known as a 'gulf'
Persian gulf, an inlet of the Arabian sea
Arabian Peninsula
The Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea.
The other name is Persian Gulf. -Please note -source is NOT True Knowledge.