"***That's not exactly true, Arash. Yes, neutral point-of-view (NPOV) is paramount, but the naming conventions are not overruled by that policy, but rather the means to achieving that end. As you can probably tell, WP:NPOV is written almost entirely from the perspective of those writing and otherwise editing articles (as opposed to naming articles). Neutrality as it pertains to article names is specifically addressed in the NPOV tutorial (linked from the fourth sentence of the main part of the policy). That part of the tutorial specifically refers the reader to some of the naming conventions listed above. So, in reality, the use of Shatt al-Arab is following the concept of neutrality to the letter (avoiding a title along the lines of Alfred the Great according to most people, but not according to some, as mentioned in the tutorial).  ''''''  

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