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VP Stresses Iranian Civilization's Unbreakable Bond with Persian Gulf History
TEHRAN, May 1 (FNA)- Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi on Saturday underlined the Iranian identity of the Persian Gulf, and said Iran's history and civilization are intermingled with the name Persian Gulf.
"Everyone would make a reference to the name Persian Gulf if he is willing to talk about the Iranian civilization, which dates backs to more than 3,000 years ago. This Gulf has always been decorated with the adjective 'Persian'," Rahimi said in Iran's Southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the provincial capital city of Hormozgan.
The Persian Gulf has always been incorporated in the Iranian culture and civilization, he reiterated
The remarks by the Iranian first vice-president came on the occasion of the 'International Festival of the Persian Gulf' in Iran.
Iran has designated April 30 as the 'National Persian Gulf Day' to highlight the fact that the waterway has been referred to by historians and ancient texts as 'Persian' since the Achaemenid Empire was established in what is now modern day Iran.
While historical documents show that the waterway has always been referred to as the 'Persian Gulf', certain Arab states have recently mounted efforts to remove 'Persian' from the name of the waterway.
In July 2009, archeological excavations in the Iranian port city of Siraf yielded new evidence confirming the antiquity of the Persian Gulf title.
The Iranian archeologists discovered Sassanid and early-Islamic residential strata as well as a number of intact amphoras used in sea trade during the Parthian, Abbasid and early Islamic eras, all referring to the waterway as the Persian Gulf.
"Everyone would make a reference to the name Persian Gulf if he is willing to talk about the Iranian civilization, which dates backs to more than 3,000 years ago. This Gulf has always been decorated with the adjective 'Persian'," Rahimi said in Iran's Southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the provincial capital city of Hormozgan.
The Persian Gulf has always been incorporated in the Iranian culture and civilization, he reiterated
The remarks by the Iranian first vice-president came on the occasion of the 'International Festival of the Persian Gulf' in Iran.
Iran has designated April 30 as the 'National Persian Gulf Day' to highlight the fact that the waterway has been referred to by historians and ancient texts as 'Persian' since the Achaemenid Empire was established in what is now modern day Iran.
While historical documents show that the waterway has always been referred to as the 'Persian Gulf', certain Arab states have recently mounted efforts to remove 'Persian' from the name of the waterway.
In July 2009, archeological excavations in the Iranian port city of Siraf yielded new evidence confirming the antiquity of the Persian Gulf title.
The Iranian archeologists discovered Sassanid and early-Islamic residential strata as well as a number of intact amphoras used in sea trade during the Parthian, Abbasid and early Islamic eras, all referring to the waterway as the Persian Gulf.
