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Browser Market Map

Article(s): en:Usage share of web browsers

Request

May you please do an updated map from Statcounter data? The July 2016 file is corrupt.--Kopiersperre (talk) 15:19, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Kopiersperre: Do you want a new map for July 2016?
The time span you linked to say something different and other type of map. Is this what you want gs.statcounter.com please ping me, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 14:49, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

African colonies

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  example for the en:Belgian Congo
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  Example for the en:French Algeria
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  Example for the en:French protectorate in Morocco

Article(s): es:Congo Belga, es:Protectorado francés de Marruecos, es:Colonización francesa de Argelia and the respective article in each language.

Request

Hi, do you can do a map of this three colonial territories, in the case of the Belgian Congo it exist one but it has a very lower quality.--Fr2002 (talk) 21:52, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

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Moroccan regions and provinces locator maps

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  The old administrative division of Morocco (1997), region of en:Tangier-Tetouan shown in the map.
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  The new administrative division of Morocco (2015), region of en:Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima shown in the map.
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Article(s): en:Regions of Morocco and articles of every region in Morocco and many more.

Request

Can you please (if you have time of course) update the locator maps of the regions of Morocco based on the new administrative division of 2015. There was 16 regions before the new division, and now there is 12. you can find here good maps to rely on when making the maps. Thank you.--أنس (talk) 01:50, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

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@أنس: Can you please list (with links) to each one of the svg maps you want updated, and provide me with one svg source which is correct.
Do you want the new maps uploaded as a new version of the previous ones or as new maps? Please ping me, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 17:52, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

U.S. counties

• SVG map of U.S. counties including municipalities of Puerto Rico, and the rest of the U.S. territories.
  SVG map of U.S. counties including municipalities of Puerto Rico, and the rest of the U.S. territories.

Request

Could someone create a blank map of U.S. counties based off of File:USA counties white borders.svg, including municipalities of Puerto Rico and U.S. territories? I've tried to do this myself a few times but the file's always become corrupted. --MB298 (talk) 04:03, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@MB298: If you have created File:USA counties white borders.svg can't you just add the territories you need from this file file:Blank_USA,_w_territories.svg? If that new file gets corrupted maybe I can try to help you with that. Please ping me if you want to contact me, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 17:34, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Divide blank world map with subdivisions by continents

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  Blank Map of the World
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  example/style 1
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  example/style 2
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  Example/style 3

Article(s):

Request

Hola estimados, quiero pedirles que dividan el mapa por continentes con uno de los dos estilos (style 1 o style 2 o 3) para que puedan verse mejor el mapa y más cerca. Sería útil para algunos artículos que existen. Al menos lo pido para Norteamerica (que incluido Centroamerica y el Caribe además de Groenlandia y Hawaii) porque hay otro similar pero siempre le falta uno que otro "territorio". Pueden hacerlo PNG o SVG, como gusten-

Is there news? --189.230.76.133 14:30, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Details of your request go here… --189.238.82.187 01:35, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

north polar azimuthal equidistant projection world map

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  one of several files I intend to replace the map outline in

Article(s): en:flag of the United Nations

Request

Currently several files that include the UN emblem contain poorly autotraced outlines (even the meridians and parallels are mashed in!). I intend to fix this and have capable vector manipulation skills, but am pretty lost as far as cartography goes (I have QGIS but no idea how to use it to make a particular projection and no idea even where to get coast and lake outline data in the first place) so I thought I would ask you Wiki[carto]graphists! All I need is the appropriate vectors and then I can edit them into the various files. As far as specifications go, the official flag description in UN document A/107 (https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/NL4/604/21/pdf/NL460421.pdf) is "A map of the world representing an azimuthal equidistant projection centred on the North Pole [...] The projection of the map extends to 60 degrees south latitude [...]" Thanks. Arlo James Barnes 01:33, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

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Minor modifications to 2006 CIA Somalia base map

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  2006 Somalia base map

Article(s): en:Somali Armed Forces

Request

Details of your request go here: Please modify https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Somalia_pol02.jpg with two minor amendments; (1) change "Giohar" to "Jowhar" (en:Jowhar) as this is now the most common name; (2) insert a new location, Adado (en:Adado), in Galgaduud, about half way up the map. Please mark Adado in with a black dot, same style as Ceelbuur, on the road north of Dusa Marreb. The road from Dusa Marreb to Galcaio is basically in three bits; first one that bends slightly to the east, then it bends slightly to the west (bisected by the green dotted line west-east), and then it takes a hard almost 90% turn to the east again. Please mark in Adado half way up the second bit, the one bending to the west, which should be south of the green west-east line. Many thanks!! Buckshot06 (talk) 08:55, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

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Geographical range of grey wolf and golden jackal together

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  Blank map of Europe with subdivisions as template
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  Range of golden jackal (please ignore red dots)

Article(s): European jackal

Request

A map of Europe with overlapping ranges of grey wolf and golden jackal

Have the wolf range in brown and the jackal range in dark yellow (something along these lines: File:Distribution of North American Canis.svg ). For an updated European wolf range map, see https://whyfiles.org/2014/europe-return-of-the-carnivores/index.html --Mariomassone (talk) 12:01, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

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Location map

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  New administrative map of Nepal
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  Nepal relief location map

en:Province No. 1, en: Administration in Province No. 1

Request

Location map for Province No. 1 in Nepal.

Need a location map for Province No. in Nepal, both adm. and relief. Also need location map for 14 districts in Province No. 1 of Nepal… --Raju Babu (talk) 17:42, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

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? You asked me for a location map of Province No. 1 and I made it: Nepal Province No 1 adm location map.svg. NNW 20:31, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

This map is okay, But may we not have a location map shaded province No. 1 in map of Nepal? You can draw a map of Nepal, in this map Nepal Province No 1 adm location map.svg on the top left corner. Raju Babu (talk) 02:39, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Three U.S.-related requests

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  2014 U.S. House election results
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  Global superpowers in 1945
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  Legality of Home schooling around the world

Article(s): en:United States House of Representatives elections, 2014, en:Superpower, en:Homeschooling in the United States

Request

Image #1: en:New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district is shaded as "Republican gain" even though the Democrat incumbent (en:Ann McLane Kuster) won re-election. Also, en:Illinois's 6th congressional district is shaded as "Democrat hold" even though the Republican incumbent (en:Peter Roskam) won re-election. These errors should be fixed.

Image #2: The en:Aleutian Islands are shaded red (as though they are part of the USSR) even though they were (and are) part of the United States. This should be fixed.

Image #3: The U.S. should be colored green on this map, as homeschooling is legal in all 50 states. What is disputed is not the legality of homeschooling, but the "amount of state regulation and help that can or should be expected", according to the article en:Homeschooling in the United States. --1990'sguy (talk) 15:45, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

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1:  Done by MB298

2:  Done

BMacZero (talk) 22:23, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Biome of Australia

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  This the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome.
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  Mediterranean Forests, woodlands and scrub biome.
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  Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests biome.

Article(s):

en:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

en:Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest

en:Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

Request

As per these sources ([1] - or jump to its map link - and [2]), it is quite clear that most of eastern Australia, besides a few spots, are not under the temperate forest biome. Sydney, for instance, mostly has dry sclerophyl and a few wet sclerophyl places, just akin to Adelaide and Perth. Therefore, it will be more appropriate for the region of Sydney to be under the Mediterranean biome. Furthermore, as you can see from these maps I provided, there are small pockets of temperate and subtropical forests to the north of Sydney. Also, the eastern portion of Melbourne is also dry sclerophyll, meaning it should be under the Med biome as well. I would hope that these are amended, as the original maps are rather fallacious and misleading. Thanks. --Meganesia (talk) 10:07, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

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Right-wing populist parties in Europe, Dec. 2017

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  Right-wing populist parties in Europe, December 2017

Article(s): en:Right-wing populism

Request

Please shade the UK light blue. As I stated when I requested the Oct. 2017 map be fixed, the en:Democratic Unionist Party is in the parliament and supports the Conservative Party government. The DUP is a right-wing populist party (see here -- source: Ingle, Stephen (2008). The British Party System: An Introduction. Routledge. p. 156.). Also, some factions of the Conservative Party (including some MPs) are right-wing populist.[3]

Also, maybe Iceland should also be shaded light blue. Since the en:Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017 (held in late-October 2017), two parties that are arguably right-wing populist, the en:People's Party (Iceland, 2016)[4][5] and the en:Centre Party (Iceland), were first elected to the parliament. Most of what I read labels these parties simply as "populist", but both of these parties lean on the right, at least on issues related to nationalism and immigration, and right-wing populism is increasingly being labeled as simply "populism." This isn't as important as my first request, but I think it should still be done. --1990'sguy (talk) 04:10, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

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This map needs more reliable sources in the first place. The only source attributed in the description is Parties and Elections in Europe which does not even label some of the parties mentioned in the map as right-wing populism. Add to that that it appears to be a one-man self-published website. I'd agree with your analysis of the UK though, but this Icelandic source doesn't look very reliable to me. De728631 (talk) 00:45, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

South Sudan (and if it is also missing, Montenegro) urgently needs to be included in these blank world maps

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  File:Blank map world gmt.pdf
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  File:Blank map world gmt (simplified).svg
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  File:Blank map world gmt (more simplified).svg
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  File:BlankMap - World - Hellerick polynomial continent-based projection.svg
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  File:BlankMap-World Default Edition.svg
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  File:BlankMap-World-162E-flat.svg
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  File:BlankMap-World-180E.svg
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  File:BlankMap-World-90W.svg
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  File:BlankMap-World-large2.png
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  File:BlankMap-World.svg
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  File:BlankMap-World5.svg
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  File:BlankMap-World6-png.png
• File:BlankMap-World6.png
  File:BlankMap-World6.png
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  File:BlankMap-World7.svg
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  File:NED worldmap 110m.svg
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  File:World map (Miller cylindrical projection, blank).svg
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  File:World map - low resolution chain test.svg
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  File:World Map Blank.svg
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  File:World map blank with blue sea.svg
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  File:World map nations.svg
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  File:World pacific 0001.svg
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  File:Worldmap-blank.svg
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  File:World V2.0.svg

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  File:Africa mapa mudo.png
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  File:Blankmap-Africa2.png
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  File:SVG-Koort Afrika.svg

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  File:Asia in Th.png
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  File:Asia location map.svg
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  File:Asia location map2.svg
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  File:Asie.svg
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  File:Les pays asiatiques - Blank.svg
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  File:Location Map Asia.svg

Article(s): Many

Request

South Sudan (and if it is also missing, Montenegro) urgently needs to be included in these blank world maps, because many users create and upload new maps based on these obsolete maps, without realizing this. Updating all these maps will spare time consuming border changes in the future (and also if new countries become independent in the future). The maps are based on de-jure borders. (I am adding South Sudan (as well as Montenegro and other possible missing updates) in the PNG maps in Category:Maps needing South Sudan political boundaries and then remove this category after updating them. There were close to 1100 maps since I started to update these files, now it is reduced to less than 800 maps, but there is a very long way to go and it is very time consuming and almost never ending, as there are very likely many more unlabeled maps.) --Maphobbyist (talk) 13:37, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

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There's a template for that: {{update|South Sudan}}. I'd recommend adding this to these maps (and any others). I've also noticed that some of these maps have 'South Sudan' mentioned in the file changes; have you checked that these maps need updating prior to putting them in the gallery? Gringer (talk) 21:55, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

Borders of South Sudan

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  1st Map
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  2nd Map
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  3rd Map
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  4th Map
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  Borders of South Sudan

Article(s): Several

Request

Can you please add the Borders of South Sudan in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Maps --باسم (talk) 09:55, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

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Greater Armenia

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Article(s)

en:Greater Armenia

Request

please overlay other landmarks like the Caspian or Black Sea, for context… --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:04, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article(s)

en:Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Request

please create closeup map of the islands in relation to Newfoundland. The article has two long-distance maps which show them as specks… --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:04, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

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Kyshtym disaster

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Article(s)

en:Kyshtym disaster

Request

English map, please… --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:04, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

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Font Request

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  Font used here and the svg copy
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  Svg file

Article(s): Cavite province and its local government units

Request

I would just like to request for the svg file and font used for this map. Thank you. --HueMan1 (talk) 08:57, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

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Aegean Sea

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Article(s)

en:Aegean Sea

Request

please remove watermark credits top right… --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:59, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

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Location maps Norway

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  Sortland Municipality
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  Kvæfjord Municipality
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  Nordland County
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  Troms County

Article(s):
Sortland, Kvæfjord

Request:
@Jon Harald Søby: , @Marmelad: These maps (and possibly others?) need to be updated. Godfjorden in Kvæfjord became part of Sortland in 2000. Blue Elf (talk) 19:52, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Metrication by year

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  World Map showing metrication
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  Correct palette/South Sudan boundaries

Article(s): Metrificación, Sistema internazionale di unità di misura and many others

Update map and friendly coloring

A lot of work here. It is supposed to be the "replacement map" for metrication pages; nevetheless it has a lot of issues. There are no South Sudan boundaries; the color palette isn't the best for visually impaired people. I'm not good at all at Perl and similar, could you help me? The palette is shown in the second image.--Carnby (talk) 18:04, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

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Note: Argentina adopted the metre in 1863, not in the 1880s.--Yilku1 (talk) 16:41, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Maps of Poland, Russia and Lithuania

• File:Boleslav Hrabri.jpg
• File:Poljska 1648..jpg
• File:Poljska 1466.jpg
• File:Poljska 1860.jpg
• File:Rusija 1612.jpg
• File:Rusija 1598.jpg
• File:Kievan Rus in 1237.jpg

Article(s): en:Kingdom of Poland, , Polish-Lithuaninan Commonwealt, Russian Empire, Muscovy...

Request

I don't know source of these maps, it might be still under copyright. It would be nice if we could have free SVG alternatives

Details of your request go here… -- Bojan  Talk  03:01, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

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Translate the file into Malay language

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  Image requested for translation (Political map of Canada.png)

Article(s): Provinsi dan wilayah di Kanada

Request

Hello. Can someone translate the image attached into Malay language (code lang: ms)? The translations are as follow:

• Canada – Political:

→ Kanada – Politik

• International boundary:

→ Sempadan antarabangsa

• Provincial/territorial boundary:

→ Sempadan provinsi/wilayah

• Province/territory:

→ Provinsi/wilayah

• National capital:

→ Ibu negara

• Provincial/territorial capital:

→ Ibu kota provinsi/wilayah

• Scale:

→ Skala

• Northwest Territories:

→ Wilayah Barat Laut

• Newfoundland and Labrador:

→ Newfoundland dan Labrador

• Prince Edward Island:

→ Pulau Putera Edward

Thank you. 26 Ramadan (talk) 14:41, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

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Political divisions of Mexico 1865

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  Option 1

Article(s): es:Segundo Imperio Mexicano

Request

I request an SVG map of the political territorial division of the Second Mexican Empire (1865) with the map design "option 1". If possible, also add some lines to compare the territorial limits of 1865 with the current ones

Details of your request go here… --Wiki-1776 (talk) 23:13, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

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British India

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Article(s)

en:British India

Request

please remove anachronous Uzbek and Tajik borders, fill in hinterland cities… --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 01:43, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

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Lamu

 

Article(s)

en:Lamu

Request

the map Funguvisiwa vya Lamu.png at https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funguvisiwa_ya_Lamu#/media/File:Funguvisiwa_vya_Lamu.png may not be allowable here, but the size and detail are great. please make free-use Commons-friendly version … --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 01:45, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

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Greater Armenia

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Article(s)

en:Greater Armenia

Request

please overlay other landmarks like the Caspian or Black Sea, for context… --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 01:48, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Kyshtym disaster

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Article(s)

en:Kyshtym disaster

Request

English map, please… --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 01:52, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Create a map using gpx data

Hello. I have a gpx file with communities border of my country. Anyone can help me to use it to create a map? Xaris333 (talk) 01:04, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

@Xaris333: Just search internet for "Create a map using gpx data" and you will find information on how to. --Goran tek-en (talk) 14:39, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

It was the first I did. No useful results. Xaris333 (talk) 16:30, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

@Xaris333: Here you can upload a file and choose output, more options here. Qgis is a free program that has a plug in gpxsomething wich also work, here. List of websites. You can also go this way, it also depends on what kind of output you want. --Goran tek-en (talk) 17:12, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

Physical map of Peru, with source for the underlying topographical information

• Description of first image
  Description of first image
• Description of second image (if needed)
  Description of second image (if needed)
• Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)
  Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)

Article(s): en:Ubinas

Request

A physical map of Peru.

Basically, the same content as File:Peru physical map.svg but from a clearly stated source for the topographic information, as File:Peru physical map.svg states no source and unsourced maps are inadequate for certain enwiki processes. Summoning also Urutseg. --Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 07:04, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

In respond to summon: Jo-Jo Eumerus, all my maps are made using en:SRTM data v3. I'm not active anymore, so if something needs changing, feel free to do it.--Urutseg (talk) 16:53, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

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Map of Limosa lapponica subspecies

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  Map of Limosa lapponica subspecies migration routes

Request

1. Merge L. l. anadyrensis map into L. l. baueri map as one map, under the latter name (synonymy [scroll ¾ down linked page for details])
2. Rearrange maps geographically, rather than alphabetically, so left to right in this order:

• L. l. lapponica
• L. l. taymyrensis
• L. l. menzbieri
• L. l. baueri

- MPF (talk) 14:54, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

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Blank svg map of districts of Turkey

• File:Turkey districts blank.svg
  File:Turkey districts blank.svg

Article(s): en:Turkey_districts_blank.svg

Request

A blank svg map of Turkey on district level (similar to the [6]). The only district map of Turkey on Wikipedia is this[7], which is a png map.

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Map of the 4th Ukrainian Front advance during the Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive 1 to 8 February 1944

• Source map
  Source map

Article(s): en:Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive

Request

I would like an English version of the map using NATO military symbology. Additionally this will serve as a replacement for the original file which could be deleted as not public domain. I will provide translations and help with what symbols should be used to graphist. OpenStreetMap can be used for the source terrain. --Kges1901 (talk) 22:38, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

@Kges1901: I could help you but first I would like to know what kind of map you want, example a topographic like the first one or other? Please ping me, thanks--Goran tek-en (talk) 16:08, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

@Goran tek-en: I would like a political-style map that shows terrain features as elevations are not shown in the source map. Thanks, Kges1901 (talk) 16:15, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

@Kges1901: I'm sorry but I don't understand, if there is elevations and terrain to me that is a topographic map like this.

• If that is not what you mean please link to a map of the kind you mean.
  
• I can't see/understand which part the original map is of the source map, remember I know nothing of this subject. Please provide screen print with a rectangle on it (or some other way) showing the area you want, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 17:43, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

 Request taken by Goran tek-en (talk) 17:43, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Extended content

@Goran tek-en: I would like all of the map (the entire map) that is linked. Apologies if I wasn't clear, a topographic map is suitable. Kges1901 (talk) 18:10, 21 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Is this the correct area?, and at OSM there are 4 different types of map, which do you mean? --Goran tek-en (talk) 12:02, 22 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: I would like a standard map. here is the link to the square I drew with google maps that provides the area I would like to be on the map. Kges1901 (talk) 14:15, 22 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Thanks for that square it helped me a lot. Have a look this #1 draft. This is how it looks straight of, don't think about things sticking out or so right now. This is a moderna/today map with streets and other things, do you want me to remove something or add something, feedback, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 15:45, 22 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: The map is excellent, but the area has changed significantly between today and 1944. You should use File:4th Ukrainian Front situation map 1 to 8 February 1944 northern half.jpg's placement of bodies of water and compare it with the OSM map to obtain the 1944 location of the bodies of waters. Otherwise, the roads are generally in the same places now as they were in 1944. Kges1901 (talk) 16:26, 22 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Is it correct that the water bodies was much more narrow/smaller and there where wetlands on the sides 1944? I want to know for sure because there is some work with that and the source map is not that clear, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 17:43, 22 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Yes, the water bodies were smaller and narrower in 1944, and there were wetlands. Kges1901 (talk) 17:45, 22 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: When we graphic workers draw maps we try to follow those map conventions so that we have some similarity between the maps. I have now a new #2 draft for you to look at. It doesn't look like the OSM map because of the conventions I mentioned. Really there is nothing left of the OSM map, too much had changed. This is not the final version by far, and I have had to guess quite a bit as I don't really know what everything is on the source map. I would like to get the overall background more lively but I really don't know what it is. Is it fields, sand or what. You tell what you want it to show, give me feedback on the hole map. Any feedback goes, just tell me, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 19:27, 23 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: The area that isn't built up or wetlands is steppe. I have added the place names I would like added to the map here (pardon the shifting of the background, that was accidental) The places with place names on them that you have in green are actually also settlements. Kges1901 (talk) 21:30, 23 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Was the steppe at that time divided into rectangular "fields" as it is on the OSM map of today, it actually looks like that on your linked source? --Goran tek-en (talk) 16:11, 24 November 2018 (UTC) {{ping|Goran tek-en}] It was indeed divided into fields. Kges1901 (talk) 17:15, 24 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Two different drafts for you; Spelling draft, this si for you to check the spelling as some were hard to see, also check if any more green areas should be settlements. The names are not in the final position or anything like that. #3 draft, now there is a stepp background also, check everything and give me feedback, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 18:50, 25 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Spelling corrections: Apostolov to Apostolovo, missing Malaya Lepetikha (east of the Dnieper, north of Velikaya Lepetikha) and Alekseyevka (north of Kapulovka), Nizhinye Rogachuk to Nizhnye Rogachuk, Pervemayevka to Pervomayeka, Ustikalka to Ushkalka, Manovone to Ivanovonoye, Blagovesh... to Blagoveshchenskoye, Batki to Balki, Menchikor to Menchikur, Peskochina to Peskochino, Alekseyevika to Alekseyevka, Verkooe Tarasovki to Verkhne Tarasovka, imen Chkalova to imeni Chkalova, Grushovka balka to Grushevka balka. The only thing that should be inhabited instead of green is Balki. Kges1901 (talk) 22:51, 25 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Two different drafts for you; Spelling draft #2. #4 draft. Is there more on the base map or should we start with the battle now, if so what? --Goran tek-en (talk) 16:03, 26 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: The base map is ok now. Troop positions can be started on now. Germans can be blue, Soviets red. For the map legend (key), the scale of the source map that I linked is 1:100000 or 1 cm of the source map is equal to 1 km. In the key, you can decide what colors represent troop positions on a given day. In the key, note that positions are at 07:00 on each day. In the source map, the key is in the top right corner. For instance, the first color to the right of "к 7.00-1-2-44 г" represents the troop positions of Soviet troops for 1 February 1944, and so on. Kges1901 (talk) 23:03, 26 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: There are so many different types of encircled areas, lines, squares etc and to me it's very hard to understand which type that shows what. Troop positions, battle lines, movements etc. It would help me a lot if you could mark out the different types and describe them on the map, hope that's OK, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 18:16, 27 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Here is a key to the symbols. [8]. Thanks, Kges1901 (talk) 00:38, 28 November 2018 (UTC) Day 1 @Kges1901: I do have problems to interpret the map so now I will give you 10 different drafts to check. What I want is to get all the different areas, lines etc correct before we start giving them the final look. The numbers below are the different days. blue german red russian 1 russian 2 russian 3 russian 4 russian 5 russian 6 russian 7 russian 8 russian --Goran tek-en (talk) 16:50, 28 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Here is a link with captions for the German unit positions on the first day. Kges1901 (talk) 23:56, 29 November 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: This is a template that we use when we do military maps File:Template_of_Military_Symbols.svg, is those the symbols you want? If so you have to help me which I should use where. Two different versions of drafts; 1G without gradient, 1G gradient. Do you want the units names like that? This is going to be really really complicated with all eight days on the same map. For my sake (no knowledge of those battles) it would be very good if we can take it day by day and then we look at the whole info and see what we can do, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 18:18, 30 November 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: I agree with you about taking it day by day, so first I will upload a version that has the first day's German positions complete. (Here) The symbols I want are the ones on the chart you linked. I would like the map without gradient, because the regiments should be displayed using the "III" regiment unit size symbol with, for instance, for the 570th IR, 570 to the left of the box and the division number, 302, in this case, to the right. For the HQ locations, you don't need the text HQ to the right of the box because anything with the vertical line coming out of it is automatically an HQ per your symbology. Also, there should be no 'x' over Schorner and the HQ in Dudchino is a corps HQ so use 3 'x's as shown in the unit size chart. Kges1901 (talk) 19:49, 3 December 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: German day 1. I have assumed that the brown lines are Geman but I'm not sure. I have put small dots at the ends of the lines, it's much easier to understand where the start and end. --Goran tek-en (talk) 16:37, 5 December 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Almost there with the Germans for Day 1. Only thing now is to change the number of 'x's above IV Army Corps to three 'x's - XXX as it is a corps. Kges1901 (talk) 17:26, 7 December 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: German day 1 #2. --Goran tek-en (talk) 18:53, 7 December 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Here is a link showing the numbers that should be added for each German divisions. Attached is a link to the original map with the 1st day positions of Soviet units marked in. [9] Kges1901 (talk) 17:19, 9 December 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Day 1 German Russian. I don't know how to mark when it's two units, tell me. I don't know all of the abbreviations you use so if you can write it in full ones. If you can write text for German and then Russian on separate maps it would be great for me, thanks. --Goran tek-en (talk) 19:42, 11 December 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: For two regiments you could put two regiment symbols next to each other and have the division numbers to the right of the box. RD = Rifle Division, RC = Corps. Rifle units are infantry. Units marked 'Guards' should have the abbreviation 'Gds' under the number. Kges1901 (talk) 21:44, 13 December 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: What is GRD, and what symbol and unit type? Within the green line on the draft, where should "Soviet 50th GRD" be, which line, area or what? Day 1 German Russian-2. --Goran tek-en (talk) 15:06, 14 December 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Guards Rifle Division - division - XX - infantry, use abbreviation 'Gds' below unit designation number to the left of the box Lower right of your greeen-circled area Kges1901 (talk) 21:27, 15 December 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Day 1 German Russian-3. --Goran tek-en (talk) 16:00, 16 December 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Excellent work. Comments for Soviet units: the 416th Rifle Division should be marked as infantry - you have used the mechanized infantry symbol there. The 50th Guards should also be north of the 416th. 34th Rifle Corps should have 'Gds' below the '34', and three 'X's instead of four 'x's. 32nd Rifle Corps should have three 'X's instead of four 'x's. 3rd Army (4 X's) should have 'Gds' below the '3'. Thanks, Kges1901 (talk) 23:35, 20 December 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Day 1 German Russian-4. To me 416th Rifle Division is marked as infantry, I have encircled it with a green line on this draft. I know the 50th Guards should be more to the north, I did draw a grey line to show this but that was not really clear. I have now moved around the units to make more room. This means some of them interfere with blue lines and almost other units lines. If this is OK for you I will leave it like that, tell me. 34th etc, this is were I don't have enough knowledge about how to show things. I assumed as there is a difference between units and HQ this also was valid for GDS. You have to help me with stuff like that and be a bit more specific, "both units and HQ" like that. I have never used those military symbols to this extent before so you have to help me. 32 HQ, is it OK to have the vertical line upwards like this, not much space there? --Goran tek-en (talk) 16:36, 21 December 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: For the 32 HQ, could you decrease the size of the symbol instead? I'd rather that the symbols be slightly smaller than one of them have to be upside down. Kges1901 (talk) 12:39, 23 December 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Day 1 German Russian-5. Smaller HQ symbols. You didn't answer my other questions above. --Goran tek-en (talk) 17:54, 23 December 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: The HQ symbols look much better now, thanks. Apologies for my delayed responses. It's ok if the unit symbols overlap lines. 'GDS', the abbreviation for a Guards unit, should be standardized to 'Gds' - same for both units and headquarters. Other changes: The HQ '5' infantry box and 'XXXX' should be '5 Shock' infantry box and 'XXXX' The HQ '10' infantry box and 'XXX' should be '10 Gds' infantry box and 'XXX' The HQ '9' infantry box and 'XXX' that is southeast of the 108 Gds should be '37' infantry box and 'XXX' The HQ '3' infantry box and 'I' should be '3 Gds' infantry box and 'XXX' The '96' infantry box and 'XX' should be '96 Gds' infantry box and 'XXX' The '108 Gds' are a special case here - the place where they have 2 regiments (III) is at the beginning of the day, and there is a third regiment (III) moving up to the southeast, denoted with an arrow on the source map. The position with the dashed lines for the 108 Gds is the entire division (XX) at the end of the day. To show this situation, suggest drawing in the third regiment (III, infantry box symbol, and 108 Gds to the right of the box) at the beginning of the day with the box at the position shown in the source map, then with arrow heading towards the two regiments of the 108 Gds in the solid circled area on the source map. The two regiments should be shown by side by side boxes that each have III, infantry box, and 108 Gds to the right of the individual boxes. To show the position of the entire division at the end of the day (dashed circle area on source map), draw arrow from the 2 regiments position to the end of day position to show the movement, and keep the symbol you already have at the end of day position there. Kges1901 (talk) 18:30, 23 December 2018 (UTC) @Kges1901: Day 1 German Russian-6. Thank you for making the information structured, much easier for me. I have also changed the line around the end position to another type, then we can show in the legend that this is at the end of the day. This is just a proposal, if you don't want it, just tell me. --Goran tek-en (talk) 20:39, 23 December 2018 (UTC) @Goran tek-en: Some final comments on this day, before we move on to the next: Your proposed change to the legend makes sense. 63, Infantry box, XXXX should be 63, Infantry box, XXX The '259', Infantry box, XX that is to the northeast of the 32, infantry box, XXX and to the northwest of 34 Gds, Infantry box, XXX should be III, infantry box, and '259' to the right of the box The '59 Gds', Infantry box, III should have '59 Gds' on the right rather than the left of the box The '18', Infantry, XX should be '118', Infantry, XX The '2', Infantry, XXX should be '2 Gds', the Mechanised Infantry symbol in the template of military symbols, and XXX The II, infantry box, and '61' to the right should be III, infantry box, and '61' to the right The II, infantry box below that should be III, infantry box, and '61' to the right The '230' infantry, XX that is next to the headquarters of '9', 'XXX' and infantry box should be infantry, III, and '230' to the right of the box. Kges1901 (talk) 13:49, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

@Kges1901: Day 1 German Russian-7.

Now I have added the different names and a legend. You should check the names as I'm not sure for all of them. As you can see there is a lot of information just for the 1st of Feb. I think it will be hard to have all of the days in the same map, probably we have to make different ones... We will continue and then we will see. Goran tek-en (talk) 17:55, 26 December 2018 (UTC)--

@Goran tek-en: Thanks. Two final comments:

• In the legend, change 'Russian' to 'Soviet'
• For the 259th, I meant for my comment to apply to the other one. The '259' and 'XXX' should be changed to 'III', infantry box, '259' to the right of the box. The one that is currently 'III', infantry box, '259' should be 259, infantry box, 'XX'
• All of the German units with the 'II' unit size symbol should have that changed to 'III' Kges1901 (talk) 22:47, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

@Kges1901: Day 1 German Soviet-8. --Goran tek-en (talk) 14:44, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

@Goran tek-en: Thanks. One last change: '259' should go to the left of the infantry box for the '259', infantry box, size symbol XX Kges1901 (talk) 14:46, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

@Kges1901: Day 1 German Soviet-9. --Goran tek-en (talk) 15:43, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

Day 2

@Goran tek-en: There isn't much change for Day 2. Here's an image showing new unit positions. Kges1901 (talk) 01:35, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

@Kges1901: Draft D2_G_S.svg. I'm not sure how we are going to show the different movements per day. Right now I do one new map/day as it will be to messy to have everything on one, how do you think about this?

Now some of the Soviet lines cross over German so I guess they should be drawn back but you have to tell me what/how. Also check the legend as this is for 2/2. --Goran tek-en (talk) 18:12, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

• @Goran tek-en: We could do separate maps for each day's positions, and have them combined into one gif for the article. The German lines should be drawn back to reflect the Soviet advance, as shown on the original map.

The XX, 108 Gds can be shown at the final 1 February position for the second day, as we don't need the first day beginning positions on the second day map. Accordingly, the legend should be changed to remove the end of day symbol. Kges1901 (talk) 23:36, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

@Kges1901: Draft 4th Ukrainian Front_D-2-2.svg. Day 1 the German lines were brown with blue behind to the weast/north, if there are lines for day 2 you have to show me them, I can't see any. I will right now just move the German troops and you will have to inform me. --Goran tek-en (talk) 15:50, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

@Goran tek-en: There are no German lines for several of the days. For the purposes of the map we'll just assume that the German positions are opposite of the new Soviet positions. Kges1901 (talk) 19:15, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

@Kges1901: Thanks, so what about my draft above? --Goran tek-en (talk) 17:48, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

@Goran tek-en: The map is fine except that the icons marking the day 1 positions of the units that moved on day 2 (2 Gds, XXX, Mechanized and 50 Gds, XX, Infantry) should be removed.

• The 'start of day 1 Feb' in the legend should be changed to 'start of day 2 Feb'. Thanks, Kges1901 (talk) 11:48, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

@Kges1901: Now I don't understand because in the image you linked to "Here's" there are 2 of each of those . So which is correct, your image or what you tell me now? --Goran tek-en (talk) 16:29, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

@Goran tek-en: I have reconsidered my original opinion has having two identifical symbols for the same unit would be confusing. As a result the southernmost of the 2 Gds, XXX, Mechanized symbols should be removed. Kges1901 (talk) 02:15, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

@Kges1901: Draft 4th Ukrainian Front_D-2-3.svg. I just wanted to make sure I didn't do unnecessary work.

I did remove "2 Gds, XXX, Mechanized and 50 Gds, XX, Infantry" as you wrote that before and that made most sense to me, if not correct just tell me. I also made a change in the legend so the dates are in the same style. --Goran tek-en (talk) 12:35, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

• @Goran tek-en: Your change with the extra box makes sense. Dates should be in the style '2 Feb. 1944'. I think we can move on to the third day after this. Thanks, Kges1901 (talk) 13:07, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

Day 3

@Kges1901: Give me info. --Goran tek-en (talk) 18:27, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

Requesting a version of this particular map with subdivisions such as states and oblasts and etc.

• Somebody please make this map but with subdivisions
  Somebody please make this map but with subdivisions

Article(s): Since the image isn't working here's the link to its wikipedia page!

Request

I can't seem to find the above map ANYWHERE when I upload it to google image search, and unfortunately its not the simple 1-px-wide border system but national borders of varying size and pattern, and I'm simply not skilled or do not have the right equipment available to be able to expand said map down into the sub-national sub-divisions. Thanks! --Abbazorkzog (talk) 00:16, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

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@Abbazorkzog: I don't really understand what you are looking for but have you checked out this category with blank world maps. Don't forget to look in all the subcategories also. --Goran tek-en (talk) 14:28, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Map for the "Cultural Triangle" in Sri Lanka

Article(s): en:Cultural triangle

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The "Cultural triangle" is literally a triangle between the cities of Anuradhapura/Polonnaruwa/Kandy in Sri Lanka.

Would anyone be kind enough to create a map showing this, or let me know how to do? With Inkscape I added a red triangle over a screenshot of OpenStreetMap, but the result is not great because the 3 city names are not all visible, and labels of unrelated smaller cities add to the mess. Thanks! :-) --Syced (talk) 07:59, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

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2 maps of Argentina

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  1. Color Tierra del Fuego
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  2. Change color of Buenos Aires and Rosario

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1. Color Tierra del Fuego Province the same color the rest of Argentina, as the ban is the whole country
2. Change color of Buenos Aires and Rosario, Argentina, to Purple - Sexual orientation and gender identity: all employment

--Yilku1 (talk) 16:53, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

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@Yilku1:  Done BMacZero (talk) 19:27, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

There is a mistake in N.2, the cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario should be purple "Sexual orientation and gender identity: all employment" --Yilku1 (talk) 00:32, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

Route of the chevauchée of Edward III in 1346

• File:Map of route of Edward III's chevauchée of 1346.svg
  File:Map of route of Edward III's chevauchée of 1346.svg

Article(s): en:Chevauchée of Edward III (1346), en:Battle of Caen (1346), en:Battle of Blanchetaque, en:Battle of Crécy and en:Siege of Calais (1346–1347).

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I would like a map to be created of the route of the Chevauchée of Edward III through Northern France in 1346, based on this map. Battle markers will be needed at Caen, Blanchetaque (crossing of the Somme), Crécy and Calais. Regards --Newm30 (talk) 03:10, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

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Cyprus–Palestine relations

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Article(s): en:Cyprus–Palestine relations

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I am asking for the map of the state of Palestine to be coloured instead of Malta. Thanks

Details of your request go here… --Sakiv (talk) 07:57, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

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Create Luzon locator maps

• Description of first image
  Description of first image
• Description of second image (if needed)
  Description of second image (if needed)
• Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)
  Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)

Article(s): More zoomed in locator maps for Luzon.

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Locator maps for Luzon

Additional locator maps for Luzon, as is the most populated island, which means there are more points of interest here than elsewhere in the Philippines.

1. Mega Manila, 40 km radius from Manila City Hall. (A more zoomed out version of Metro Manila location map.svg.
2. Northern Luzon, from Batanes to the southern tip of Bataan.
3. Southern Luzon, from the northern tip of Quezon to Masbate

Philippines location map (Luzon).svg can be used. The three maps do overlap, and there's no need for other parts of the country to be grayed out.

Howard the Duck (talk) 02:36, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

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Update map of Duterte's foreign trips

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  Duterte foreign trips

Article(s): en:List of international presidential trips made by Rodrigo Duterte

Request

The map has not been updated since 2017. Missing are his trips to India, South Korea, Israel, Jordan and Papua New Guinea. --Howhontanozaz (talk) 03:35, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

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  Description of first image
• Description of second image (if needed)
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• Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)
  Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)

Article(s): Guardafui Channel

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If would like someone to shade the region from Cape Guardafui and Ras Hafun (the promontory) across the sea up to Socotra Island. I don't mind you using another image for a similar purpose.Hythurrbb (talk) 01:47, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

--Hythurrbb (talk) 01:47, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

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