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		logankeenan 65 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iran faces unprecedented drought as water crisis h... The BBC article spelled the dam's name wrong in their interactive image. It's Latyan Dam if anyone else wanted to look up more on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latyan_Dam https://maps.app.goo.gl/UzQrPMR4iHRdbsuP7 Edit: TIL there can be different translations/spellings of Persian to English

decimalenough 65 days ago [–]

Well, the actual spelling is لتيان, so it comes down to how you choose to romanize it.

logankeenan 65 days ago | [–]

I had no idea Romanization of Perian was a thing. Thanks for sharing!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Persian

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