Arabian Maps and References to the Persian Gulf

• 1908 and 1910 Egyptian Maps of the Persian Gulf
• 1952 Saudi Arabian Map of the Persian Gulf
• August 30 1951: Jamal Abdul Nasser refers to Persian Gulf by its Correct name

Greco-Roman Maps of the Persian Gulf

• Roman maps of the Persian Gulf in Rome’s ancient Colosseum -خليج فارس دو هزار سال پيش در ديوار روم هم ثبت شده- (video – narrated in Persian)

European Maps and References of the Persian Gulf

• Marco Polo and the Persian Gulf
• 16th century Florence Map of the Persian Gulf
• 1913 British Times Newspaper

Books on the Persian Gulf

• Seminar e Khalije Fars [Seminar on the Persian Gulf] Part I (جلد نخست) and Seminar e Khalije Fars [Seminar on the Persian Gulf] Part II (جلد دوم). With special thanks to Dr. Abu-olGhassem Samadani (جناب آقای دکتر ابوالقاسم صمدانی) for having contributed this rare book through Dr. Khosrow Panahi for users of kavehfarrokh.com.

Articles and Research pertaining to the Persian Gulf and Bahrain

• Science Daily: Lost Civilization under Persian Gulf?
• Discovery of 3000 year old Board Games and Compass at Kharq Island
• Tehran Times: Sassanian Shards Discovered in the Persian Gulf
• -علی اکبر سرافراز و محمود تیموری -خلیج فارس بر اساس مطالعات باستان شناسی-Ali Akbar Sarafraz & Mahmoud Teymouri (2009). The Persian Gulf based on archaeological studies. Bagh Nazar, No. 11, Spring-Summer, pp. 39-52. (in Persian with English abstract) (pdf)
• -برگزاری همایش تاریخچهٔ بحرین و جزایر ایرانی خلیج فارس از دریچهٔ اسناد-Presentation of documents outlining the history of Bahrain and the Persian islands of the Persian Gulf

Links & Resources

• Maps and Pictures of the Persian Gulf  (From the Persian Gulf Preservation Society)

See also “Pan-Arabism’s Legacy of Confrontation with Iran (Revised 2010)“