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