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Request: Pinpoint locations for wolf toponyms in Great Britain and Ireland

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  • Map template
    Map template
  • I was thinking of something visually similar to this
    I was thinking of something visually similar to this
Articles

Wolves in Great Britain and Wolves in Ireland

Request

A map of the British Isles with the locations of all settlements, villages, towns etc. named after wolves, be they in English, Scots, Gaelic, Irish or Welsh. The names of the localities are listed here: Place-Name Evidence for the Former Distribution and Status of Wolves...in Britain. As to where they are located exactly, that will require someone with a greater knowledge of British/Irish geography than I to work out. I know this will be hard work, so anyone willing to take this on will have my sincerest thanks.
: P.S., an already completed map is apparently available here on Wiley.com, but it's subscription only. Mariomassone (talk) 11:46, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mariomassone: for places mentioned in your first link like Berkshire: Woolley Green (Wolves' wood) we have a wikidata item/Wikipedia article (Woolley Green (Q8033848)/ Woolley Green, Berkshire) so getting the coordinates and mapping (perhaps with Kartographer) would not be so difficult. But what to do with places listed like Shropshire: Great Hoopits (Wolf pits) - where coordinates may be hard to come by? (I am thinking aloud). The Wiley.com article is available through the Wikipedia Library (this link should work). Commander Keane (talk) 14:37, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Place-name evidence for the former distribution and status of Wolves and Beavers in Britain article I linked to has grid references (1x1km areas I think), like SU 4019 for Wooley Green, for nearly all locations - and general areas for others. So a map using a set of coordinates in the Data: namespace in Commons and Kartographer should be possible. Commander Keane (talk) 14:54, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Commander Keane Thank you for the wikilibrary link! I will start with a simple copy of the map shown on page 5, then see if adding the rest of names is possible with my limited technical knowledge. Mariomassone (talk) 16:20, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mariomassone: is your process going to be to list of all the grid references, convert them to coordinates, and then add them to a map? If we had a list like:
  • SU 6368
  • SU 5791
  • SU 8577
  • ...
(taken from Table 2, p. 206 in the paper)
Then I could run a script to convert to coordinates and then use Wikipedia's in-built mapping to display them. Unfortunately the pdf is scanned poorly, so getting the grid references in a list is tough, even with copy/paste. Commander Keane (talk) 00:57, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Commander Keane, I'll list the grid references, but this may take some time as there are hundreds. I'll do them in batches:
@Commander Keane Done. I didn't include the "whelp names" as they could easily apply to dogs or foxes, as stated in the paper.Mariomassone (talk) 13:50, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mariomassone:
Map
Mapped locations from Aybes & Yalden (1995)
. I have given it a go. Embedded here.
Visually, it looks okay to me at c:Data:Wolf_place-names_in_the_UK.map, full-screen on a desktop monitor - but the icons are way too bunched in thumbnail view. Not sure what to do about that.
I have put the location and grid reference as the description on the data page so when you click a marker you see them. The title field for each marker I have left blank, but someone could add the actual place-name (eg Woolan's wood) for each oneif they like (OCR really struggled; a job for a human).
For general interest: Python code used. I haven't double checked the results, so beware.
I just used your list above (including repeats), but the reference is: Aybes, C.; Yalden, D.W. (1995). "Place‐name evidence for the former distribution and status of Wolves and Beavers in Britain". Mammal Review. 25 (4): 201–226. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1995.tb00444.x. ISSN 0305-1838. Commander Keane (talk) 08:30, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Commander Keane, sorry for the delay, the holidays kept me occupied. I'll be happy to include the place names, however long that may take. For the sake of completeness, would it be possible to include the locations specified for Ireland? Many thanks again Mariomassone (talk) 12:41, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Mariomassone Oh I forgot about Ireland. I have quickly made c:Data:Wolf place-names in Ireland.map with empty longitude and latitude. They use a different grid system so I need to decide to manually enter them using https://www.fieldenmaps.info/cconv/cconv_ie.html or tackle it in Python (which looks more complicated than the UK).
I manually selected the Place names columns the pdf through OCRFeeder: User:Commander_Keane/Wolf_OCR (view as edit source and you can copy/paste - watch for typos). Maybe I should have used that on the grid refs before you did it manually, but numerals can be tricky. You could ask on Wikipedia:Help desk for some help filling them in to c:Data:Wolf_place-names_in_the_UK.map and c:Data:Wolf place-names in Ireland.map. Commander Keane (talk) 14:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Map
Mapped locations from Aybes & Yalden (1995)
I added the coordinates and place-names for c:Wolf place-names in Ireland.map. Map shown here. Commander Keane (talk) 08:11, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Request: Administrative divisions in Oran province

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  • Oran Province map1
    Oran Province map1
  • Oran Province map2
    Oran Province map2
Articles

Multiples

Request

Hi, I have two requests, if you don't mind. I might be mistaken, but it seems to me that picture 2 is overwritten. If so, is it possible to adjust it?
My second request is, if possible, to add the administrative divisions as shown in picture 1. Thank you. --Fayçal.09 (talk) 12:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion
Map
#1 Oran Province Districts. Map from Wikidata/OpenStreetMap query for places that are (1) an instance of a district of Algeria, and (2) located in the admin territory of Oran Province
Map
#2 Oran Province Communes. Map from Wikidata/OpenStreetMap query. Get districts (see previous example) and retrieves anything that is an instance of those districts.
Map
#3 Algiers Province Districts. Similar to Oran Province Districts map I just changed very last Oran Province (Q231331) to Algiers Province (Q141026) in the code here. There is a missing white area, I have changed the OSM relation so it may get fixed soon.
Map
#4 Mapframe example. Every Commune is clickable with a popup with a link and District listed. Colours can be changed. Need to use mapframe tag. Updated to grey lines.
Map
Maplink. Due to limitations (I am not 100% sure), this is the best I can do with {{Maplink}}. Clicking only shows the District, not commune. Colours can be changed.

Hi Fayçal.09. There is a good map (I think?) at Oran Province - File:Oran communes de la wilaya.GIF. Is that one problematic? I can't draw maps, but I used {{maplink}}, Wikidata and OpenStreetMap to create zoomable district and commune maps. Embedded here.

Hi, Thank you for your post , my request is if possible to make same picture 2 with division administratives. (exemple for Algiers File:Algeria Algiers location map.svg). Regards. --Fayçal.09 (talk) 17:24, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Fayçal.09. My first map doesn't always show on this page, but when I Show preview it does - there must be a bug. Does it show for you at User:Commander Keane/Maplink test? Algeria seems to be organised by Wilayas (Provinces) > Daïras (Districts) > Communes or Baladiyahs (Municipalities), I am not sure what you mean by division. I will place the Algiers Distrtics map here. There may be a template that does what I am doing for any country, someone should have a look.--Commander Keane (talk) 10:38, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Commander Keane, Ok I gives in my requests two pictures (Oran Province map1) and (Oran Province map2). If possible, make administrative divisions in (Oran Province map2) as shown in (Oran Province map1).
The divisions shown in (Oran Province map1) are about Daïras (Districts). That's my request. Thank you. Fayçal.09 (talk) 23:31, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Fayçal.09. I have created two more examples. #4 is the best I think, when you click on a Commune it shows you its name and what District it is in. The colours can be changed; I don't know what looks good. If you think this style of map is desirable, we might look at a template that can make it easily (rather than pasting in the ugly wikicode).--Commander Keane (talk) 08:03, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Note: the maps are not displaying correctly unless you edit this page and Show preview. I will look at filing another bug around this. Commander Keane (talk) 08:10, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Commander Keane, thank you much for your effort, okay, from the five photos you created, I'll take the first one (1 Oran Province Districts. Map). If possible, remove all the captions and roads; the photo should be blank. After I will change colors as shown in second picture of mine (Oran Province map2). Fayçal.09 (talk) 09:37, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Faycal.09.
I must have forgotten press save but I meant to say:
  • Note: the maps are not displaying correctly unless you edit and Show preview
As I am just using Wikidata and OpenStreetMap code within this page to generate the maps (which frustrating do not show correctly due to a MediaWiki bug 😠) I cannot blank the OpenStreetMap captions and roads. My idea was to do it this way so that we can easily generate for any Province for any country. You can access your overwritted version at c:File:Algeria Oran location map.svg by clicking the data next to an old verions (eg 19:54, 28 November 2020). Commander Keane (talk) 09:55, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Commander Keane, No problem, my friend, thank you very much. Regarding the older version of mine you mentioned, it concerns communal divisions, not districts, and it doesn't show lakes and rivers. Anyway, thank you very much for your effort , we'll wait and find a solution. Fayçal.09 (talk) 10:08, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Vector graphics, multilingualism (switches) with rtl languages

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Draft of a sample file (arabic)
Draft of a sample file (english)

This may be helpful for map creators: An example demonstrating how a legend can be displayed with a mixture of left-to-right and right-to-left languages.

See also a more complex example.

--WikiForMen (talk) 22:49, 3 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiForMen: Are you using a different method from switch and systemLanguage? Below is an example of map using this technique. See commons:Category:Multilingual SVG maps. Cheers, cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 15:53, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Your example has no legend box! The issue is not only the text but the icons in the legends box. See in the arabic versions the icons are on the right, in the other (normal) versions the icons are one the left. (as shown above)
So it is a matter of using an additional switch construction to shift the icons to either the left or right position. Nested switch statements are quite complex. The challenging art here is to achieve this in a clear, concise and comprehensible manner.--WikiForMen (talk) 20:47, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I am really surprised, that in your example "Seoul" in "he" is displayed correcly WITHOUT assigning style="direction:rtl;text-anchor:end" and "Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)" WITHOUT assigning style="direction:rtl;text-anchor:start" to the "he" text element! --WikiForMen (talk) 21:07, 5 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@WikiForMen: Good point, the legends in the maps I've checked don't have the swatches flipped around. Is that considered important in right-to-left languages? cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 16:34, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee: It looks more authentic when the icon is placed before the text. - If not, you would need to change style="direction:rtl;text-anchor:start" to style="direction:rtl;text-anchor:end" so that the text stays close to the symbol.--WikiForMen (talk) 21:38, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
English
Hebrew
Korean
Chinese

Vector graphics, multilingualism (switches) with symbols

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Example for Symbols and Labels

Doing complex things in a clear, concise and comprehensible manner.

Define the symbols in the <defs> section, insert them into the map using a <use> statement, and then place the label (in multiple languages) relative (sic!) to the symbol with a second <use> statement.--WikiForMen (talk) 21:46, 7 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiForMen: Thanks for experimenting and reporting your findings in this and the previous section. As this page gets archived periodically and so the info will be hard to find again in the future, would you mind writing them up in commons:Category:Multilingual SVG maps, in particular noting why the legend and symbols should be flipped around? Thanks, cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 02:57, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee: Thank you for your comment, although I doubt that those seeking advice will find their way there. I decided to use the Map workshop on the assumption that those seeking advice would end up right here...
Nevertheless, I followed your advice and did my best. I would appreciate your help in proofreading, as I am not a native speaker.
Do you have any other good advice for me on how to deal with multi-line texts skilfully? I find it particularly difficult to split Arabic or Persian text into several tspan elements... Even selecting, copying and pasting with the text editor is problematic. And does the beginning of the sentence go in the first tspan element or the end of the sentence?!??
I always hoped that an Arabic or Persian native speaker would show up and I could clarify this with him, but he have not appeared (yet)...--WikiForMen (talk) 15:34, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee: For your information: I have also included it in the Graphics Lab-Tutorials.--WikiForMen (talk) 16:06, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@WikiForMen: Thank you very much for writing and adding it. You're right: the category page isn't one an editor would normally look at; I pasted the wrong link. I've copied the relevant sections to commons:Commons:Translation_possible/Learn_more#Maps. I, for one, learnt about multilingual SVG from it, so presume others might too.
I'm unfamilar with Arabic or Persian, so don't have an answer. Perhaps ask on the Arabic or Persian Wikipedias?
Cheers, cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 03:02, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee: Finally we found the right place. Thanks! --WikiForMen (talk) 21:20, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Looking to improve administrative subdivision maps of Zanzibar

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UNICEF Maps (District Specific - First Page (Ctrl-F "map", "constituency")

  • Existing map of Pemba showing its size relative to the Tanzanian mainland
    Existing map of Pemba showing its size relative to the Tanzanian mainland
  • Example map showing Kaskazini A District of Unguja. There does not appear to be any map at the municipal level
    Example map showing Kaskazini A District of Unguja. There does not appear to be any map at the municipal level
Article(s)
Pemba
Zanzibar
Unguja
Request
Hi everyone. I'm gonna start this off by saying that this is my first time here, and I'm a little out of my depth with source code maneuvering. I added images here myself, not certain if that was supposed to be filled by the mapmaker upon completion. My assumption was that the slots were meant to be filled with example maps for improvement. If this was incorrect please let me know.
While making some additions to a page on a village in Zanzibar, I realized that there was no article on Shehias, the smallest administrative unit in Tanzania. I further realized that there were no maps specifically outlining the division of those units, and that the vast majority of the maps for Zanzibar are minimized versions of larger maps of Tanzania. Given that the region has a population of almost two million people, and effectively operates as a separate entity given its semi-autonomous status. I've attached a number of copyrighted materials to assist in the creation of (request) enlarged, modernized administrative subdivision maps of Zanzibar (Shehia and District level (ex. Magharibi-A: Dimani, Fumba, Maungani, etc.)
I figure what's provided is enough detail to create a quality map (Unguja and Pemba both together and separately, preferably), but please let me know if this is asking too much, as I recognize it's a rather complicated task. For the immediate moment the most helpful task would be creating an empty canvas style map as shown in reference A for both Pemba and Unguja (as delineated above). If the spirit so moves you, municipal maps of the individual districts with labeled wards (shehias) would be greatly greatly appreciated. My thanks in advance, and utmost respect to the folks here: CSGinger14 (talk) 14:16, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion
@CSGinger14: Just for my own curiousty I am going to talk this through. Tanzania seems to be divided into Region > District > Constituency (Subdivisions of Tanzania calls them Division) > Ward > Shehia.
Shehia's are administered differently to wards, but maybe they fit within wards. You didn't mention wards in your request. I got this from Unicef Kaskazini-B District profile pp. 2-3 (you linked it above).
Zanzibar is an area of Tanzania with two big islands: Unguja (has three regions: Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North and Zanzibar Urban/West) and Pemba (has two regions: Pemba North and Pemba South).
Sample structure (Kaskazini B District, from UNICEF profile)
Constituency Ward Shehia
Bumbwini (a village) Misufini Misufini (a Shehia)
Kidazini
Mafufuni Makoba
Mafufini (a Shehia)
Kiongwe Kidogo
File:Pemba Island with wards labelled in English.svg (just a demo; not for resale) is a map I quickly made using a government shapefile[1]. I added ward labels just to show how dense it gets (I am currently asking about the copyright on the shapefile on Commons). Other map style examples are Template:Tanzania Regions Labelled Map (map with wikilink labels) and File:Districts in Tanzania 2023.svg (map with colours).
Would you be able to re-state your request? I was thinking an unlabelled map for each big island (it is no bother to also put them on one together too), with colouring like File:Oran communes de la wilaya.GIF for wards within their district.
(Side note: I don't know if I can fulfil this request. I would have much preferred the approach above, but Wikidata doesn't cover the ward system (yet!) and I have emailed OpenSreeetMap about the government shapefile licensing) Commander Keane (talk) 15:21, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Commander Keane, thanks so much for the response.
To start with, an unlabeled map like you described would be incredibly helpful. In the long run I was hoping for a format similar to that of File:Fredericksburg-Location.svg, File:USA Colorado location map.svg, or File:Kaskazini A District in Unguja Kaskazini 2022.svg (this last one is more along the lines of what I was picturing). If it ended up looking like the Oran file, that would be perfectly fine as well. The one you've created for Pemba looks excellent, I tried running that shapefile as you had and all I was able to produce was a bunch of data points after I unzipped the package, would love an explanation of how to go about that if you're willing. It may be beneficial to zoom in on Unguja and Pemba specifically, that might help to allow for great enhancement than would be possible if you included the Tanzanian mainland. The look of it was excellent regardless though, it gives a good indication of how the island districts line up to those on the mainland.
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From what I can tell, Zanzibar's shehia essentially holds the same function as a ward on the mainland. I'm not entirely certain if the two are interchangeable or the latter occasionally subsumes the former. From what I can tell, a ward might only encompass a single shehia or many.* In both instances, they're meant to represent administration at the most basic level. In effect, each shehia (*ward*) encompasses the immediate environs of a given village, or neighborhood, in the case of Stone Town / Ng'ambo. Constituencies serve as the delineations for parliamentary elections (I believe both on the mainland and for the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar). Either wards or shehias are the basis for electing district councils (hence the 'District' demarcations). This site might be helpful to get a clearer picture of the mechanisms involved (After adding that I realized that in fact it has absolutely no information on Zanzibar, go figure!) I'd like to start first with Shehias, given that they appear to be the easiest to find clear cartographic representations of. Eventually this could proceed to the ward system, but I think that given the structure of administration, the former is a good place to start.
Warm regards, and my thanks once again,
CSGinger14 (talk) 06:59, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi CSGinger14.
  • How I generated the map (keeping in mind the outstanding copyright concern):
    1. Download 2022 Population and Housing Census - Tanzania Wards (Shapefiles) .zip file from https://www.nbs.go.tz/statistics/topic/gis
    2. Extract into a folder (you need all the files from the .zip)
    3. Using QGIS (free and available on Windows and Linux), start a new project and drag and drop just the .shp file (TANZANIA_2022PHC_WARDS_SHAPEFILES.shp) into QGIS. You can import it without drag/drop, but it not necessarily File/Open so you will have to look that up).
    4. It just worked for me, like magic.
    5. (Optional) There is a single layer. You can right click > properties > Labels side-tab and select Value as ward_name
    6. To save as an SVG, line up the framing you want, then Project > New print layout... (choose a name) > Add map (scroll with addition icon of left) > Drag a rectangle on the canvas (Tanzania should appear)
    7. Layout > Export as SVG.
  • The file is called Wards, and the features (shapefile terminology) have ward_name but they are shehias. So yeah, the Bureau is confused about the definition, must be a mainland thing.
I am still thinking about your request.
--Commander Keane (talk) 09:53, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@CSGinger14: I have uploaded some maps (displayed here). I am having frustrating trouble with my PC so I can't do much more that this. I can walk someone through the process and provide some files if they want to continue working on this data. Commander Keane (talk) 01:38, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Commander Keane, sorry for taking so long to respond, and thank you so much, these look excellent. These should work perfectly, and if not (unlikely) I'm certain that they can serve as a high quality launching / reference point for other editors. This is greatly appreciated, and I hope I'll have the chance to work with you on a similar project in the future. Hope you're doing well, and all the best,
CSGinger14 (talk) 10:38, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@CSGinger14: indeed, I think they are just a starting point. I successfully contacted the Licensing Working Group at OpenStreetMap (the maps are available on any Wikipedia article) and they have given the green light to add the data there. Hopefully someone map-savvy can follow through there, and then it will be simple to illustrate all sorts of Tanzanian administrative areas. I am doing well, and I hope you are too. Commander Keane (talk) 11:07, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yemen

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Description of the image
  • Northern Yemen
    Northern Yemen
  • Southern Yemen
    Southern Yemen
  • Orthographic projection of Middle East in the 90's
    Orthographic projection of Middle East in the 90's
Article(s)
South Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic.
Request
Hi. I need two svg orthographic projections for South Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic. Both should have etheir northern or southern Yemen in light green, as territory claimed. Like for Ba'athist Syria for example. CC @Abo Yemen:. -- Panam2014 (talk) 12:59, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the ping. I would also like to request a map of South Yemen showing the w:Kamaran island being part of it, per w:South Yemen#Territorial changes 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 13:02, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Source: NYT 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 17:00, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion
To avoid WP:CIRCULAR, I suggest listing reliable sources that show both territories. M.Bitton (talk) 16:41, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @AAEexecutive, you'll need to place this under a separate request, as your map isn't relevant to this specific discussion. There are instructions at the top of the page on how to go about this.
Best,
CSGinger14 (talk) 18:05, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I reverted their edit. M.Bitton (talk) 18:21, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The misplaced message link. @AAEexecutive, I requested an SVG version at Wikimedia Commons: Commons Graphic lab link. I thought they may be more familiar with SVG language conversion. Commander Keane (talk) 03:19, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Abo Yemen as you are presumably aware North/South Yemen's borders were always contested and often not properly defined or in a state of flux. What year's boundaries do you want? I have a number of sources:
– Isochrone (talk) 00:11, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Isochrone, I actually need multiple maps from different eras (if you'd call them that). 1st map would be the one of the PRSY from 1967 till 1971, which controlled Kamaran and claimed the Khuriya Muriya Islands and Sharurah (see al-Wadiah War. The 2nd and 3rd maps would be of the territorial changes during the First and Second Yemenite Wars. The last one related to South Yemen (which we already have) would be the post-1979 map. As for the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen), a map of the NDF Rebellion is needed.
A map of the FLOSY raids in South Yemen (future article that I'm planning on making) would be really cool to have. I saw a map of it before, but I forgot in which book it was. I'll start looking for it.
Also, is it possible to have a map of the PFLOAG's greatest territorial control of Oman during the Dhofar rebellion? or do I start a new request? 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 11:43, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Abo Yemen you presumably understand that orthographic maps are designed for clearly identifiable regions and here it would perhaps be more appropriate for a normal map. Do you have any other sources than those I included? Would you like separate maps or one with all the boundaries superimposed and a legend? – Isochrone (talk) 20:31, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Isochrone sorry for the late respose. It would be better for the maps to be separate. As for the source for the FLOSY raids, it is Arabia without Sultans by Fred Halliday, page 231 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 11:48, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Request: File:State positions Iraq war.svg Please correct the missing content in this map.

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Description of the image
  • See request below.
    See request below.
Article(s)
Iraq–European Union relations#Divisions in the approach to 2003 Iraq war, International reactions to the prelude to the Iraq War and Legality of the Iraq War
Request
I found that there were some missing in this map. Six countries including Luxembourg, the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Armenia, Burma and Cambodia, together with Greece, France, Greece, Russia, China, Vietnam and other countries, opposing the Iraq War. I suggest changing the colors of the six countries including Luxembourg, the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Armenia, Burma and Cambodia to the same blue color as those of Germany, France, Greece, Russia, China and Vietnam. Thanks. At the same time, Ukraine should be changed to gray, and the Solomon Islands and Rwanda should be changed to yellow like Japan. Other contents remain unchanged. -- Boston Mayflower (talk) 06:47, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion
Hi Boston Mayflower, do you have reliable sources to support these changes? I don't see those countries mentioned in the articles you linked, except Ireland and Ukraine which are mentioned in the international reactions article, which supports their current colors. Justin Kunimune (talk) 00:47, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Justinkunimune See this article for Ireland's position, and this article for Ukraine's position as of March 20, 2003. Boston Mayflower (talk) 18:36, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure I understand; those articles don't seem to support your requested changes. Iraq–European Union relations#UK and Spain says that Ireland was neutral (gray), and Coalition of the willing (Iraq war)#List of ocuntries says that Ukraine was included in the coalition of the willing (yellow). But you're suggesting that Ireland should be blue (opposing the invasion) and Ukraine should be gray (neutral)? Justin Kunimune (talk) 00:22, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Justinkunimune Turkey is also a member of the Coalition of the willing, but despite this, Turkey never provided any support for the US invasion during the 2003 Iraq War. On the contrary, it adopted a passive and neutral attitude. Boston Mayflower (talk) 16:59, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Justinkunimune Ukraine did not send its armed forces to intervene in the Iraq war before June 2003. When Ukraine intervened in the Iraq war, it had been about three months since the Ba'athist regime had been overthrown. Boston Mayflower (talk) 17:30, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I still don't understand how that contradicts the map, which said Ukraine was in the Coalition of the Willing and not that it sent troops, but note that another editor has already made your requested changes to the map. Justin Kunimune (talk) 13:21, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Request: Tatannuaq

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Article(s)
Tatannuaq
Request
There is currently an FAC for this article and a commentator mentioned that a map of locations should be included. Afterwards, my co-nominator created the map currently in the article, but it is too large and the cropping of the map makes it hard to determine where these locations are in Canada. We are hoping someone can create a better map to use in the article. -- Z1720 (talk) 01:10, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion
I just want to put in a good word for this request. I'm the reviewer who suggested coming here. I could build something with an OSM-connected mapframe, but it would look like somebody with no artistic skill built it with mapframe. For a FA-level article, I think we need to go the extra distance and get somebody custom-tailored by an artist who really knows they way around cartography. RoySmith (talk) 19:48, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @RoySmith and @Z1720, do you still want a map for this? If so, what specific components do you want and what do you want highlighted on the map? – Isochrone (talk) 23:12, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Isochrone thanks for taking a look at this. I've already gone ahead and created three maps for that article using {{maplink}}, which is pretty much the limit of my skills. I think we're at the stage where the maps I made are good enough to satisfy WP:FACR but I could see ways they could be improved for the future.
The first map, in "Early life" is the simplest since it just shows the three locations discussed in the adjoining text. I think it could be improved by having the locations labeled right on the map instead of having to match up the numbers in the caption. The other two maps ("Coppermine expedition" and "Mackenzie River expedition") share the problem of having to look up numbered items in the caption, but in addition, could benefit from having the dates when the expeditions reached those locations.
And, this being Canada, I think they would all benefit from a better map projection. As far as I know, {{maplink}} can only do Mercator which is not wonderful at these latitudes. RoySmith (talk) 23:31, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
So are we thinking perhaps a static map instead? Or something that somehow fits into the existing maplink framework? (As you note maplink only supports web Mercator). – Isochrone (talk) 23:34, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I'm guessing a set of hand-drawn static maps will give us the best result. I only used maplink because it's the technology I know (when the only tool you have is a hammer ...) RoySmith (talk) 23:38, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I can't guarantee it but I'll have a look tomorrow – thanks – Isochrone (talk) 23:55, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Please separate Halabja from Sulaymaniyah if possible

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Article(s): Map featuring Iraq's Governorates:

Map containg the results of the 2024 Kurdistan Region results:

Request
Currently, if you download both of these two SVG images that I have provided, you would notice that the Halabja Governorate is actually apart of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. Instead, I would like for Halabja to be separated from Sulaymaniyah and be distinct parts of each other in said SVG file.
Do note that I copied this request from right here as I didn't see anybody comment on my request. I'm hoping that this time that someone would come here to actually fufill my suggestion on this one. GuesanLoyalist (talk) 12:39, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee: you think you could do this? (Pinging you because I think you're a pretty good expert in SVGs, so you may able to split Halabja and Sulaymaniyah as separate. No pressure though) GuesanLoyalist (talk) 02:20, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@GuesanLoyalist: I can't quite understand what is requested. I see that the election results diagram has three territories from the northeast of the Governorates diagram. The southernmost one is labelled Al-Sulaymaniyah. I don't see any labelled Halabja. cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 09:04, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee: Halabja is the small pocket-looking governorate (semi-similar to the border of the ACT I guess?), al-Sulaymaniyah (one of the names that sulaymaniyah is called) is the bigger neighboring governorate. Try going on /media/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Iraqi_Governorates.svg to see it for yourself if you can.

Also: If you download the SVG of both images and open it in a photo editing app, you should see that the border differentiating halabja from sulaymaniyah is a simple line, so please work on that one if possible

That was orignally my request, but I have now figured it out on how to do it by myself, sorry for not responding to you earrier as I thought I had posted this comment to you. turns out I didn't unfortunately :(

GuesanLoyalist (talk) 23:43, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@GuesanLoyalist: Glad you sorted it out. May I suggest thickening the discs' outlines (stroke) as the KDP discs are hard to see on Erbil as both have the same colour? cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 01:37, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee: So the elected seats per governorate is what you're talking about? I'll do that if possible, I got that sorted! GuesanLoyalist (talk) 02:26, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee Actually... I changed my mind on the seats thing, I like the current borders for said seats but to still try to fulfill your request, I've made the map borders more thicker then before. From 0.5px to 1px specifically. GuesanLoyalist (talk) 02:49, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@GuesanLoyalist: OK, it's your choice, just commenting that yellow circles on top of a yellow territory aren't very visible. Cheers, cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 06:53, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bumping thread. GuesanLoyalist (talk) 06:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bumping thread. GuesanLoyalist (talk) 05:54, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


Bumping thread. GuesanLoyalist (talk) 00:58, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)


Typos on a color legend

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  • Global effects of the 1988–1992 revolutions
    Global effects of the 1988–1992 revolutions
Article(s)

Revolutions of 1989

Request

Make the following typographical corrections:

  • Socialims → Socialism
  • Economical liberalization → Economic liberalization
  • Startd → started

I would also suggest modifying the text in the legend so that it consistently uses sentence case.

Discussion

– MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 19:30, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If someone could list the country codes for each categories, I'd gladly redraw it as an SVG with editable text (and the misspellings fixed!) cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 12:15, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

British Empire map

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  • Map of the British Empire to be edited
    Map of the British Empire to be edited
  • Map of the Spanish Empire that illustrates what I mean
    Map of the Spanish Empire that illustrates what I mean
Article(s)
British Empire
Request
Please make territories lost before 1900 (before the maximum territorial extent) visually distinct in File:The_British_Empire_5.png. These are the Thirteen Colonies, Florida, Mosquito Coast, Ionian Islands, Heligoland, and Minorca. Thanks in advance! -- TompaDompa (talk) 23:09, 18 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Request: Map of the Nile river

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  • Good: Correct area, topo coloring, absence of text labels, presence of country boundaries, drainage basin shown. Bad: border, low resolution.
    Good: Correct area, topo coloring, absence of text labels, presence of country boundaries, drainage basin shown. Bad: border, low resolution.
  • Good: Correct area; Bad: border, low resolution, drainage basin shown.; flat coloring.
    Good: Correct area; Bad: border, low resolution, drainage basin shown.; flat coloring.
  • Good: correct area; Bad: textual labels; River basin not delineated (with color change).
    Good: correct area; Bad: textual labels; River basin not delineated (with color change).
Article(s)
Nile River
Request
I'm working on the Nile River article, planning to get it to WP:Featured Article status. Of course, a great map is required. I've hunted in Wiki Commons, but cannot find a decent map. The closest I can find are the three images displayed above ... but none of them are great.

I only need one map. I'm displaying three example maps above as examples of "close, but not great".

The desired map would be similar to the first (left) map shown above, with these improvements:

  1. Higher resolution: about 1,000 x 3,000 pixels
  2. Eliminate the border region around the perimeter (with lat/long numbers) ... not needed

Things about the first map that are great and should be retained:

  1. Topographic (elevation) coloring inside the Nile basin
  2. Emphasize the Nile River drainage basin by changing color scheme inside/outside the basin
  3. Nile river (and its lakes) must prominently displayed in a bold blue color
  4. No textual labels at all on the map
  5. National boundary lines (should be fairly faint)

Things about the first map that _could_ be changed if it helps the graphist/cartographer:

  1. Okay to change the topo/elevation coloring to another scheme
  2. Okay to eliminate the elevation/topo legend/key

Thanks so much for any help you can provide!!! -- Noleander (talk) 04:23, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion
I'm looking into this. M.Bitton (talk) 21:46, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Noleander: when do you need it by? M.Bitton (talk) 13:56, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@M.Bitton - I plan on nominating the Nile article for Featured Article status in April/May. So having the map in mid-March should give me time to place annotations on top of it (dams, cataracts, tourist sights, etc) in time for the FA nomination. I don't need help with placing annotations on top: I just need a hi-resolution background map (as described above). Any help you can give would be appreciated! Noleander (talk) 14:00, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Image's request under progression Request taken by M.Bitton (talk) 15:12, 11 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

Request: 1947 map of Liverpool Corporation Tramways

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Article(s)
Liverpool Corporation Tramways
Request
Map that is vectorized and with labels other than in Dutch (English) -- Darrelljon (talk) 13:20, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Macauley Island bathymetry

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Description of the image
Article(s)
Macauley Island
Request
There is a bathymetric map here but I was never certain if the CC licence there actually applies to a work that is only partially NOAA's. Regarding the landforms, I think "de Lange, Peter J. (2015). "Recent vegetation succession and flora of Macauley Island, southern Kermadec Islands". Bulletin of the Auckland Museum (20): 207–230 – via ResearchGate" has some sources. -- Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:12, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion
The page states "This image is made available as a Public Domain Work" which means it's likely ok. Even if the data is proprietary, its depiction can be free, if released as public domain. cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 01:46, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Map of the County of Boulogne and Boulonnais estates in England

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Article(s)
Eustace II of Boulogne, Eustace III of Boulogne, Matilda of Boulogne
Request
I would be very grateful for a map that shows the County of Boulogne and the County of Lens together with the Honour of Boulogne (estates in England belonging to the count of Boulogne). The source is the maps in Heather Tanner's Families, Friends and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England, c.879-1160. A part of her map of France can be seen here; I think it is about sufficient. Ideally the new map will contain the feudal subdivisions of France shown in this source map (but perhaps best omit the numbers denoting divisions outside the chosen part of the map). Here is the part of Tanner's map of England that contains the English estates. Surtsicna (talk) 14:03, 6 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

US Map

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Article(s)
Pat Buchanan 2000 presidential campaign
Pat Buchanan
2000 United States presidential election
Third party (U.S. politics)
Request
I am just wondering can somebody make a US map for Percentage of vote received by Pat Buchanan in the 2000 presidential election by state or territory. The darker the color, the higher the %, the lower the % the less darker the color is. The color could be purple.

Here are the results.

Results
State Vote percentage Votes Result Reference
North Dakota
2.53 / 100
 7,288 Lost
Alaska
1.82 / 100
 5,192 Lost
Idaho
1.52 / 100
 7,615 Lost
Montana
1.39 / 100
 5,697 Lost
Wyoming
1.25 / 100
 2,724 Lost
Utah
1.21 / 100
 9,319 Lost
South Dakota
1.05 / 100
 3,322 Lost
Minnesota
0.91 / 100
 22,166 Lost
Arizona
0.81 / 100
 12,373 Lost
Louisiana
0.81 / 100
 14,356 Lost
Arkansas
0.80 / 100
 7,358 Lost
Nevada
0.78 / 100
 4,747 Lost
Indiana
0.77 / 100
 16,959 Lost
Vermont
0.74 / 100
 2,192 Lost
Oklahoma
0.73 / 100
 9,014 Lost
Kansas
0.69 / 100
 7,370 Lost
Maine
0.68 / 100
 4,443 Lost
Colorado
0.60 / 100
 10,465 Lost
Ohio
0.57 / 100
 26,724 Lost
Rhode Island
0.56 / 100
 2,273 Lost
Nebraska
0.52 / 100
 3,646 Lost
West Virginia
0.49 / 100
 3,169 Lost
New Hampshire
0.46 / 100
 2,615 Lost
New York
0.46 / 100
 31,599 Lost
Oregon
0.46 / 100
 7,063 Lost
Iowa
0.44 / 100
 5,731 Lost
Wisconsin
0.44 / 100
 11,471 Lost
Georgia
0.42 / 100
 10,926 Lost
Missouri
0.42 / 100
 9,818 Lost
California
0.41 / 100
 44,987 Lost
Massachusetts
0.41 / 100
 11,149 Lost
Alabama
0.38 / 100
 6,351 Lost
Illinois
0.34 / 100
 16,106 Lost
Pennsylvania
0.34 / 100
 16,023 Lost
Connecticut
0.32 / 100
 4,731 Lost
North Carolina
0.30 / 100
 8,874 Lost
Florida
0.29 / 100
 17,484 Lost
Hawaii
0.29 / 100
 1,071 Lost
Washington
0.29 / 100
 7,171 Lost
Kentucky
0.27 / 100
 4,173 Lost
South Carolina
0.25 / 100
 3,519 Lost
Delaware
0.24 / 100
 777 Lost
Mississippi
0.23 / 100
 2,265 Lost
New Mexico
0.23 / 100
 1,392 Lost
New Jersey
0.22 / 100
 6,989 Lost
Maryland
0.21 / 100
 4,248 Lost
Tennessee
0.20 / 100
 4,250 Lost
Virginia
0.20 / 100
 5,455 Lost
Texas
0.19 / 100
 12,394 Lost
Michigan
0.04 / 100
 1,851 Lost

Thanks.Muaza Husni (talk) 10:50, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion
@Muaza Husni: That would be perfect for my US choropleth template. Pinging @Timeshifter: cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 17:06, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Muaza Husni: @Cmglee:
See: c:User:Timeshifter/Sandbox 15
Copy and paste that table (as is) into the map template as instructed here:
c:File talk:Template map of US states and District of Columbia.svg/Instructions#Tips for pasting in a list fast
--Timeshifter (talk) 08:52, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The map could be like this
Percentage of vote received by Kasich by state or territory.
  0.0–9.9%
  10.0–19.9%
  20.0–29.9%
  30.0–39.9%
  40.0–49.9%
  50.0%+

Muaza Husni (talk) 11:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Request

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Description of the image
  • Map of the Kazakh tribes in the 20th century.
    Map of the Kazakh tribes in the 20th century.
Article(s)
Jüz
Request
Please add state and region boundary. -- Kaiyr (talk) 11:37, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion
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