? Why Arabian Gulf and not the Persian Gulf

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  Arabian Gulf

  •              Arab states in the Gulf  

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• Used by the Arab League
• Used by United Nations in their Arabic documents and Arabic Language is an official language in the United Nations
• The name “Persian gulf” is linked to the Persian empire that does not exist any more. As Mediterranean sea used to be called Roman Sea
• Iran does not mean Persia, Iranian people consist of Persians, Arabs, Azeri, Turkmen, Kurds, Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Lurs, and Baluchis
• The people who live around the gulf are mostly Arabs so by demography it should be called Arabian Gulf
• There are 6 Arabic countries around the gulf but Iran is alone and 70% of the coast line is under Arabic countries

 

                                   Arab countries