Persian Gulf National Day
Persian Gulf National Day (
Background
The Persian Gulf, in
The establishment of National Persian Gulf Day was a response to the movement among pan-Arabists to rename the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf. The Arab League officially recognized the name Arabian Gulf in 1964, but most international bodies, including the United Nations and International Hydrographic Organization use the term Persian Gulf. Arab states of the Persian Gulf largely use the term Arabian Gulf.[4] The United States use the term Persian Gulf,[5] though the practice of the United States Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, is to use the preferred term of the host nation.[6]
Iran established Persian Gulf National Day in 2005.[7] The day is marked with various ceremonies in Iran, especially in the coastal cities of the Persian Gulf.[8]
The date commemorates the Anglo-Persian
Anglo-Persian conquest of Hormuz
In the
In 1622, with the help of four English ships, Shah Abbas and Persians took
Registration as a day of National Heritage
In 2010, traditional naval documentation of the Persian Gulf was registered on Iran's National Heritage List. The decision was made by the
See also
References
- ^ "Iran to celebrate Persian Gulf National Day". Tehran Times. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d Rahmani, Morteza (29 April 2020). "Persian Gulf: From rich history to security depth". Tehran Times. Retrieved 10 June 2020. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names Working Paper No. 61, 23rd Session, Vienna, 27 March – 4 April 2006. accessed October 9, 2010
- ^ Henderson, Simon (Spring 2004). "Understanding the Gulf States". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Persian Gulf States Country Studies" (PDF). American Memory from the Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Navy Causes Controversy by Changing 'Persian Gulf' to 'Arabian Gulf'". AllGov. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Documents on the Persian Gulf's name the eternal heritage ancient time by Dr.Mohammad Ajam
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Persian Gulf stamps, Retrieved on 26 February 2009.
- ^ Juan R. I. Cole, "Rival Empires of Trade and Imami Shiism in Eastern Arabia, 1300-1800", p. 186, through JSTOR. [1]
- ^ Nahavandi and Bomati pp. 159-162
- ^ "Iran Names Persian Gulf National Day" Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ "Iranians To Observe Persian Gulf Day". Tehran Times. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ Documents on the Persian Gulf's name Dr.Mohammad Ajam
External links
- Interview with the proposer of the Persian Gulf National Day
- Documents on the Persian Gulf's name [2]
- Documents on the Persian Gulf's name [3]
- more Maps and documents from the book: [4]
- 32 historical map of Persian gulf, from the Documents on the Persian Gulf's name.
- france24:Al-Janabi"it has been called the Persian Gulf since Alexander the Great"
- DEC. 2, 2004 Los AngelesTIMES: Iran's Anger Over a New Map Magnifies a Perception Gulf[6]