Iranian Government Order on the Erasure of Arabic Geographical Names of Ahwaz cities and Their Replacement with new Persian Names

Iranian Government Order on the Erasure of Arabic Geographical Names of Ahwaz cities and Their Replacement with new Persian Names — July 14, 1935

Here’s the translation 

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July 14, 1935

Ministry of Education, Endowments, and Fine Art

To the Honorable Office of the Royal Court

Since, in the seventh session of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature, with consideration of historical background and local associations, eight Persian words have been selected to replace eight Arabic geographical names of places in Khuzestan, as follows:

(Current Name / Proposed Name)

• Ḥuwayza (with ḍamma on the first letter and fatḥa on the second) → Hoveyzeh (with fatḥa on the first and kasra on the second)

• Bani Ṭaraf → Dasht-e Mishan

• Māl-e Amir → Izeh

• ‘Abbadan → Ābādān

• Basātīn → Bostān

• Muḥammara → Khorramshahr

• Fallāḥiyya → Shadegan

• Khafājiyya → Susangerd

It is requested that this matter be presented at the sacred royal presence (may our souls be sacrificed for him), so that upon His Majesty’s approval, it may be announced and put into effect.