#exonyms — Public Fediverse posts

The Map Room: Exonym Atlas. “An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage.”

The Map Room: Exonym Atlas. “An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage.”

@shahaan @wauz

"Fars is the historical homeland of the Persian people.[8][9]"

"Due to the historical importance of this region, the entire country has historically been also referred to as Persia in the West.[9][10]"

"Prior to Arab rule, this region was known as Pars.[11]"

SDLFKJSDflkdjflfkj today I learned a Big something! Thank you so much!! 8)

So is calling Iran "Persia" is kind of like calling America "New York"? XD

#WorldHistory #Persia #Exonyms