# @shabnamnasimi on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZc75zVS2ZH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66716668-shabnamnasimi-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-11T16:23:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shabnam Nasimi (@ShabnamNasimi) — https://gondola.cc/ShabnamNasimi

## Caption

This week elonmusk tweeted that the Strait of Hormuz is named after Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian god of light. Maybe — but the port was written down in 325 BC, ~500 years before the god’s name shortened to sound like “Hormuz.” Others say it’s the Greek word hormos, “a safe anchorage,” or Hur-Mogh, “a grove of dates.” 

Which do you believe? Comment below👇

#history #iran #travel #news #greek

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shabnam Nasimi | @ShabnamNasimi | https://gondola.cc/ShabnamNasimi | Writer |

## Tags

history, news, travel, greek, iran

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