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'''''Documents on the Persian Gulf's name the eternal heritage ancient time''''' is a book and atlas written and compiled by Dr. M. Ajam. It was published first on 2004. A second edition was published under the supervision of Dr. Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh and Dr.M. Ganji in 2009. The [[book]] was chosen as a candidate  to receive prize of the book of the year 2010 in Iran. the book was considered among the best books in the last 50 years on Persian Gulf issues in Iran.
A documentary film titled ''Persian Gulf Name in the Course of History'' has been filmed, mainly based on this book. Part of the book has published in the website  the [[UNGEGN]].[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn/docs/23-gegn/wp/gegn23wp61.pdf]
The book has 6 chapters.

[[File:Persian Empire Abraham Ortelius.jpg|thumb|Persian Empire Abraham Ortelius]]
[[File:Middle east.jpg|thumb|Middle east]]
[[File:UN Persian Gulf.jpg|thumb|UN Persian Gulf]]

==Chapter one==
[[File:Map of persia.jpg|thumb| Mecran.]]
The first chapter covers geographical and political issues of the Persian Gulf, historical recorded documents on the "Persian Gulf" name, the recent Persian Gulf naming dispute, and the 3 Islands.

1-1 The records and description  the Persian Gulf by early [[Travelers]] and [[Geographers]], including written description by Muslim travelers and [[Europe|European]] geographers.

Record  the 300  historians, travelers and geographers of  The Middle Ages, especially those writing in Arabic and Persian from the 9th to the 15th century.

==Chapter two==
* part 1: talks about the different [[Names of Iran]] from [[500 BC]] till now.especially the name [[Iran]] and [[Persia]].
* part 2: discusses [[maps]], [[atlases]], and history of [[map]]s.


[[File:ALKHALEEJ ALFARSI 1952.jpg|thumb|Saudi map of Persian Gulf]]

[[File:Cairo street.persian gulf.jpg|thumb|a street in cairo Persian gulf]]
[[File:Persian gulf documents.jpg|thumb|Persian gulf documents]]
Some of the most important historical atlases of the Persian gulf and the regions are as:
1- Atlas  ''The Arabian Peninsula in Old European Maps'' (253 maps) by Khaled Al Ankary, Institute du Monde Arabe,Paris and Tunisia University,2001
all 253 maps of  this atlas have been printed in color and 3 languages and have the correct name of Persian gulf.

==Chapter three==
Focus first on the controversy between Iran and Arab countries and how it developed
Mentions other names used by other countries and throughout history.
* part one: page 142-155 . viewpoints  Arabs.
# Arabs countries around the gulf have the right to name it according to what fit to them.
# Pliny the Elder, Natural History (Pliny) had mentioned it as Persian gulf or Arabian gulf?

part 2 page 170-216 .view points  those defending no change in geographical names.
# A. Historical & geographical facts and 2500 years continuous use of the term in all languages.
# B. Contracts and legal and geographical facts in Arabic texts.
# C. UN and International Organizations<ref name="unstats.un.org">United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn/docs/23-gegn/wp/gegn23wp61.pdf Working Paper No. 61], 23rd Session, Vienna, 28 March – 4 April 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2010.</ref>
# Circular No. CAB/1/87/63 dated 16.02.1987 of Managing Director of UNESCO.
# ST/CSSER/29 dated Jan. 10, 1990.
# AD/311/1/GEN dated March 5, 1991.
# ST/CS/SER.A/29/Add.1 dated Jan. 24, 1992.
# ST/CS/SER.A/29/Add.2 dated Aug. 18, 1994.
# ST/CS/SER.A/29/Rev.1 dated May 14, 1999.
# 2008 ,4 آوریل UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs(DESA)
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==Chapter four ==
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==British control ==
colonialist time of controlling Persian gulf . Portuguese, Netherlands and British.
For about 200 years, from [[1763]] until [[1971]], the [[United Kingdom]] kept some control over some of the Persian Gulf lands. The lands were current states of the [[United Arab Emirates]] and at various times [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], and [[Qatar]].
==Chapter five ==
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==Chapter six ==
* Documents,Maps and Pictures on the museums and archives.

== Related pages ==
* [[Names of Iran]]
* [[Persian Gulf]]
* [[Iran]]
* [[Middle East]]
* [[Cartography]]
* [[Maps]]

==References==
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== Other websites ==
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Documents-on-the-Persian-Gulf's-name-:-the-eternal-heritage-of-ancient-time times of India]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/IRANgulf1 Documentary of the Persian gulf]
* [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn/docs/23-gegn/wp/gegn23wp61.pdf UNGEGN Working Paper No. 61]

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