The body of water separating Iran from the United Arab Emirates is labelled in Google Maps as the Persian Gulf for people in Canada, but as the Arabian Gulf for people in Arab countries like Lebanon.

The Persian Gulf located south of Iran, for example, has long been the site of controversy, with some nearby Arab countries like Saudi Arabia calling it the Arabian Gulf. Read next ...

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When should they update? Will the change affect all of the gulf, or just the US portion? Should it be reflected for everyone, or only Americans? These are some of the questions the cartographers ...

Google Maps users in the U.S. will soon see “Gulf of America” in place of “Gulf of Mexico” and “Mount McKinley” instead of “Denali” on the map, in line with President Donald Trump ...

In 2012, Iran threatened to take legal action against Google over its decision to drop the term “Persian Gulf” from its Google Maps and leave the waterway between Iran and the Arabian ...

Google has announced it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on its maps, following an order from Donald Trump, once the US government updates its official listings. The company ...

In 2012, Iran threatened to take legal action against Google over its decision to drop the term "Persian Gulf" from its Google Maps and leave the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula ...

Google said on Monday that it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in Google Maps once it is updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. Google Maps will also ...

Google labels the gulf under two names for international users: “Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf).” In Arab countries near the body of water, Google Maps calls it the Arabian Gulf. When the Obama ...

It's official. Sort of. Google Maps posted on X it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. The same day he ...

In 2012, Iran threatened to take legal action against Google over its decision to drop the name Persian Gulf from Google Maps and leave the waterway between Iran and the Arabian peninsula nameless.