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Disarray in toponym names for Iran provinces
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11/01/2021 23:53:01
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Disarray in toponym names for Iran provinces
meiyer
Joined: 31/12/2020 02:53:45
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It seems that there is no rule whatsoever how the toponym names for the provinces of Iran are assigned.
Some are transliterated: Ostān-e Markazī
Others are just latinised: Bushehr instead of Būshehr, Hormozgan instead of Hormozgān (and missing the Farsi for "Province of")
Then others are in English: Sistan and Baluchestan, Isfahan (instead of Eşfahān)
And some have "Province" appended: Ilam Province, ‘West Azerbaijan Province’
but
‘East Azerbaijan’
Can this be fixed so all provinces are named in a unified manner?
19/01/2021 21:50:50
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Re:Disarray in toponym names for Iran provinces
marc
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The name of the Iranian provinces have now been updated and use the English name without diacritcs and the term 'Province'.
Marc
26/01/2021 22:06:05
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Re:Disarray in toponym names for Iran provinces
meiyer
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Thanks Marc. When the changes will propagate to the `search` and `get` APIs?
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