The Book of Routes and Realms (Kitāb al-Masālik wa al-Mamālik) by Ibrāhīm al-Iṣṭakhrī is one of the most important and ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained its historic ties to the gulf.

Ahead of a May tour of the Middle East, US President Donald Trump revived a long-running dispute over the name of the body of ...

On Google Maps in the U.S., the ... name Arabian Gulf for the waterway. Iran’s president at the time, Hassan Rouhani, suggested Trump needed to "study geography." "Everyone knew Trump’s ...

During a meeting held in Tehran on Thursday, high-ranking delegations from Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, Serbia, Honduras, China, ...

It’s a political tactic that has lasted as long as maps have, according to Karl Offen, a geography professor at Syracuse ...

He also shared a map that the Library of the US Congress has used, clearly showing the name 'Persian Gulf'. The name Persian Gulf, like many geographical designations, is deeply rooted in human ...

Arab nations have long pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained ... not to label the body of water at all on its maps.

The fragile balances of East Africa, which has been frequently associated with political crises recently, the security of the ...

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to announce that the U.S. will officially start referring to the Persian Gulf as the 'Arabian Gulf,' according to The Associated Press. The move would be a diss ...

On Google Maps in the U.S., the body of water ... term when he used the name Arabian Gulf for the waterway. Iran’s president at the time, Hassan Rouhani, suggested Trump needed to “study geography.” ...