Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map/doc
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 | Rules for Editing the Map
1- A reliable source for that specific edit should be provided.
2- Copying from maps is strictly prohibited. Maps from mainstream media are approximate and therefore unreliable for any edit. Maps from amateur sources are below the standards of Wikipedia for any edit. They violate WP:RS and WP:CIRCULAR.
3- WP:POV pushing and intentional misinterpretation of sources will not be tolerated. If you are not sure about what the source is saying (or its reliability), post it on the talk page first so that it would be discussed. 4- The Map Module must be kept below a 756,000-byte limit (see the Revision History). If the Syrian Civil War map module exceeds this size limit, larger map modules that have this module integrated will crash. As a result, do not add minor locations/villages unless absolutely necessary. Inactive fronts and cluttered areas should regularly be cleaned up to keep this map from exceeding the previously-mentioned limit. |
For quick reference, this module is transcluded on the following:
- Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map
- Template:Syrian and Iraqi insurgency detailed map
- Template:Syrian, Iraqi, and Lebanese insurgencies detailed map
- Template:Middle East insurgencies detailed map
Icons available for use on the map
Control : 
Government ; 
Opposition ; 
SDF ; 
Tahrir al-Sham; 
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Stable mixed control (same colours) : 
Government & Opposition stable mixed control (truce) : 
Rural presence : 
Contested : 
Gov't/Opposition ; 
Gov't/SDF ; 
Gov't/TaS ; 
Gov't/ISIL ; 
Opposition/TaS ; 
Opposition/ISIL ; 
SDF/TaS ; 
SDF/ISIL; 
TaS/ISIL
Besieged one side : 
Besieged : 2 nested circles: inner controls, outer sieges (or indicates strong enemy pressure) : 
Military base : 
Strategic hill : 
Oil/gas : 
Airport/Air base (plane) : 
Heliport/Helicopter base : 
Major port or naval base ; 
Border Post ; 
Dam ; 
Industrial complex
Small icon within a larger icon: the situation in individual neighbourhood/district
Truce (purple) icon
The purple icon () should be used for towns where the party in question has lost a significant amount of sovereignty, such as giving up heavy weapons, allowing regular enemy patrols inside of it, etc… If all that the “truce” means is that there is no fighting or shooting from both parties, then there is no need for a purple icon. In summary, the purple icon means loss of sovereignty, not lack of fighting.
Dot size guide for cities & towns
Dot size for cities & towns (that are not provincial capitals) is based on the 2004 census (last available census):
- Under 3,500 is size 6
- 5000 to 19,999 is size 8
- 20,000 to 49,999 is size 10
- 50,000 to 99,999 is size 12
- Above 100,000 is size 14
"link=" parameter: linking towns to sources
Every element on the map should be verifiable. Information on towns (description of control & sources) can be found by clicking on the town dot on the map. Notice the caption of the map which says: "Hold cursor over location to display name; click to go to sources &/or status description (if available, the cursor will show as 
; if not, it will show as 
)."
Notice the “link=” parameter in the map code. This is supposed to link to the part in the Wikipedia article that contains the source and talks about the events in the town. So for example, if you click on the dot of the town "Inkhil" on the map, it will take you to the part of the Wikipedia article on the town "Inkhil" that has the description of war events (& sources): link = "Inkhil#civilwar" Here the first part before the # is the name of the article (Inkhil). the second part after the # is the name of the section (civilwar).
For this to work, there needs to be a section by this same name in the article or you need to put a wikilink anchor: {{anchor|section}} that will act as a section header (in this case {{anchor|civilwar}}). By the way, sources &/or status description can also be found in "battle/offensive/etc..." articles and not just in towns' articles... A quick look at the map's code will tell you where each town dot will link.
![[[]]](/media/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Abm-grey-icon.png/20px-Abm-grey-icon.png){kind=icon}
![[[]]](/media/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Abm-lime-icon.png/20px-Abm-lime-icon.png){kind=icon}
; if not, it will show as ). Second Syrian transitional government (HTS) & others ; Ba'athist Loyalists & Russian Armed Forces ; 
Syrian National Army (SNA) and Turkish Armed Forces ; Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (SDF) ; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) ; 
Revolutionary Commando Army (RCA) and United States Armed Forces ; 
Southern Operations Room ; 
Israel Defense Forces
Contested; Stable mixed control
Inner controls, outer sieges (or strong enemy pressure);
Enemy pressure from one side; Small icon within a larger icon: The situation in individual neighbourhood/district
Airport/Air base; Heliport/Helicopter base;
Military base; Strategic hill; Oil/gas;
Industrial complex; Border Post; Major port or naval base;
Dam; Rural presence