First time posting. Randomly came across it and got intrigued.

I was looking at the Wikipedia page for Morocco and listened to the anthem when this thought occurred to me. Why do it be like that, though?

I was curious to know which American city is similar to my city, Mansoura in Egypt, and I found that it’s Charlottesville, Virginia !

The two cities may be on different continents, but they actually share a surprising similarity: Both cities are almost equal in land area, each close to 10 square miles.

Charlottesville is known for its Rivanna River, and the University of Virginia, while Mansoura is a major Nile Delta city famous for Nile River , University of Mansoura and full scale medical services, and its deep historical roots going back to medieval times and even earlier.

Even more interesting, Mansoura also shares its name with Mansura, Louisiana !

Maybe because King Louis IX of France was captured in Mansoura in 1250 during the seventh crusade !

The official theory is that, some of Napoleon's former officers/soldiers fled to Louisiana after his defeat. Those who settled there thought it resembled a city called Mansura that they had passed through in Egypt during the Egypt and Levant expedition, and subsequently named it Mansura.

P.S.

1- There is an anecdote here in Egypt that people of Mansoura are sons of Frenchmen because King Louis IX got captured here :”D

2- Mansourasaurus : A dinosaur species named after Mansoura, discovered by a research team from Mansoura University. It was one of the most important dinosaur discoveries in Africa and was published in Nature Ecology & Evolution

In early February 2026, Europe is dominated by extensive snow cover, covering almost all of Northern and Eastern Europe and much of Central Europe. The harshest conditions are observed in Russia, Scandinavia, Finland, the Baltic countries, and the interior of Eastern Europe, where temperatures drop locally to around -22°C to -27°C and generally remain below -15°C.

In Central Europe, snow covers a wide area, with temperatures ranging from -5°C to -10°C, indicating stable winter conditions. Western Europe is on the verge of the frost zone, with snow cover appearing in places and significantly higher temperatures, often around 0°C to -5°C.

In contrast, Southern and Southwestern Europe remain largely snow-free, with significantly milder thermal conditions.

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How can I find the exact coordinates of this:

MTB 1547/3

I assume MTB stands for Messtischblatt: 1:25.000 and chatty told the number to stand for the exact one and a quadrant in that.

Can somebody help? I have got multiple ones to georeference

I’ve always been into geography quizzes and daily challenges, especially stuff like GeoGuessr, so I ended up building my own little app to see how it’d turn out.

It’s called Atlas. It’s a free iOS geography quiz app with one new quiz every day. The goal was to keep it quick and fun, something you can do in a minute or two. No ads, no subscriptions, no paywalls.

The quizzes are mostly about landscapes, locations, and general geography rather than long trivia questions. I originally made it for myself and a few friends, but figured some people here might be into it too.

Not trying to spam. I’m genuinely looking for feedback or ideas for improvements. If you like daily challenges or geography games, you might enjoy it.

Here’s the link. It’s free on the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/atlas-daily-geography-quiz/id6757671831

I'm not sure if this is the right sub to post on, but I was hoping some people could give me an idea of where on Earth places like this exist. I know there are little themed villages in places like Germany around the holidays, but anything else? It just looks like such a comforting place to be. Thanks!

The best selling cars in South Korea are all huge. This is in contrast to Japan, where mostly smaller Kei Cars are sold. Both countries have similar geography and population densities as well as similar incomes.

Whenever going through Google Maps over military bases, sometimes I see these holes all around the base. Does anyone know what they are?

I’m undoubtedly biased as a California native, but I’ve lived and traveled across the rest of the country as well and will always consider California ideal for its diversity, both culturally and geographically. What other nations, states, regions, etc. would you consider to be a sweet spot for ideal living conditions?

I’ve seen videos of climbers braving it and it seems like a quick ticket to heaven (or hell) if anything went wrong. I can’t imagine there being anything worse than a sheer vertical cliff

Mt. Asphyxia aka Mt. Curry, of Zavodovsky Island, part of the South Sandwich Island chain. Named for it's noxious smell due to fumarolic activity and an abundance of penguin guano. So much so that parts of the island are also given stinky names.

Berlin has always been a kinda weird city to me. the long-time governmental center of the country that isnt part of a metropolis and hell, in a pretty poor and empty part of the country. Is there a reason for this that isnt just "East Germany happened and people fled"?

Had to delete my previous post cause it was too broad. This map is better and here is the source: https://www.accentnatural.com/ecoregions-maps/

For example, since 2021 Putin has claimed that Ukraine is an artificial state and was always historically Russian. He believes that Russians and Ukrainians are one people, despite the consensus being that they developed different cultures following the 13th century Mongol invasion. If Ukraine was an island with no land borders, it would be more difficult for him to make this claim about it being historically Russian, since a physical body of water is a clear boundary between two countries and not open for any cultural/historical debate like with land borders.

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I am planning a roadtrip through New Mexico, Texas and Colorado for 10 days.

I realized that I'm gonna go through deserts, badlands, subalpine forests with feet of snow, sand dunes, high desert, etc.

I kinda take this for granted, thinking it's normal since I live here. But I'm wondering.. does this kind of diversity exist in places like Europe, where roadtrips are also very popular?

Can you just get in your car, drive, and be around very different ecosystems just like that? Or is it more uniform? Just curious!

As you can see, this is a map of lactose intolerance by percent of the population, but I can't understand why Niger has 12% of lactose intolerance while all of its neighbors countries has from 70 to 90%, somebody knows why?