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Englishis also an official language in India and can be seen on a lot of signage.
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Indian licence plates are typically fairly long, with the most common design being white. Commercial vehicles typically use yellow plates, while electric vehicles use green.
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India typically hasblack and white striped signposts.
NOTE: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also have black and white signposts.
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The most common Indian utility pole is a concrete square pole with a trident pole top.
Beware that many regions have their own distinct poles and poletops.
NOTE: Indian poles will almost always be made of concrete or metal. Wooden poles are extremely uncommon.
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Hindiis the most common language in India and can be found in many central and northern regions. It uses theDevanagari script, which can be recognised by the line going through the top of each word and the straight vertical lines found in the majority of all letters.
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Marathi, found in Maharashtra, also uses the Devanagari script, however it sometimes uses the letterळwhich is not found in Hindi.
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Punjabican be found in Punjab in northwestern India. While the script looks somewhat similar to Hindi, it can generally be differentiated by the softer shape of the letters and the horizontal bar being broken over certain letters. It also has some distinctly different features, such as the lettersਨ,ਲandਅas well as adiacriticin the shape of a soft curve beneath a letter.
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Gujarati, found in Gujarat, has a script with several similarities to the Hindi script, however it notably lacks the horizontal line at the top of every word.
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Bengaliis found in northeastern India and has a similar look to Devanagari (Hindi), however it can usually be recognised by the many letters featuring left-facing triangular shapes.
NOTE: This is also the language found in Bangladesh.
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Assamese, mainly found in Assam, also uses the Bengali script, with the addition of some characters, most notablyৰandৱ.
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Kannadais found in Karnataka and has a script with a lot of smooth curves and small circles. It is very similar to the Telugu script, with Telugu having one additional feature described in the next tip. Many characters also feature a distinct squiggly tail in the top right corner, which is less common in Telugu.
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Telugu, found in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, has a script very similar to Kannada, but you’ll often see diacritics resembling checkmarks at the top of letters.
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TheTamilscript is found in Tamil Nadu and has a distinct combination of curves, straight lines and90° angles. Some letters also have diacritics shaped like dots.
NOTE: Tamil is also commonly found in Sri Lanka.
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TheOriyascript is found in Odisha and has a curvy look, with many letters having wide semi-circles covering the top. Many letters have a distinct diacritic in the shape of a wide curve above the top of the letter. A useful mnemonic is that the shape of the characters resembles askull emoji.
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TheMalayalamscript can be found in Kerala and mostly consists of somewhat simple-looking curvy letters, often containing upside-downU-shapes.
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Manipuri, also called Meitei, is the official language of Manipur. It is written using the Meitei script, which can be recognised by its many vertical lines and right angles.
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Mizo, found in Mizoram,is the language most commonly found on the Indian coverage other than English, which uses theLatin script.
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WhileEnglishcan be found anywhere in India, Meghalaya is the only region which almost exclusively uses English.
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Yellow tuk tukswithblack roofsare common in the southern Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
NOTE: They can also rarely be foundelsewhere.
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Concrete holey polesare unique to Gujarat and the Union territory of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Gujarat uses a variety of poletops, some of which can be used to identify other states. Beware that holey poles generally take precedence over poletop metas.
NOTE: They are rarely found in other states especially Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.
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Poles divided intwo sections, in a similar fashion toBrazilian poles, are common in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Metal poles with amesh patternare commonly found in Sikkim.
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Metal holey polesare common in Kerala.
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Thingrey metal polesare seen all over northeastern India and in the Himalayan region ofUttarakhandand Himachal Pradesh. You will commonly see two of these poles in close proximity.
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Electricity counters in Punjab are usuallymint greenwith smallwindow-like squares. They can rarely be seen in Haryana.
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Small metal poletops in the shape of awindoware found in Punjab and Haryana.
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In Karnataka, and sometimes in Haryana, you can findtrident poletopsonconcrete poleswhere the central insulator is attached directly to the top of the pole, while the other two are attached to a horizontal crossbar positioned slightly further down. There is also avarianthaving several bars instead of one.
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In Manipur you can often findtrident poletopson poles made entirely out ofmetal. They sometimes have small bars on the top of the trident.
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Upside down triangle poletopsplaced below the top of the pole are commonly found in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and less commonly in Madhya Pradesh.
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Poles in Madhya Pradesh often have a metal bar shaped like anupside down Aslightly below the top of the pole.
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A connector on the pole which looks like an upside downtrapezoidis most common in Chhattisgarh and somewhat common in Meghalaya, Tripura and Maharashtra, but can rarely be found in many other states.
NOTE: They can also be paired with Holey Poles in Gujarat and Ladder Poles in Andhra Pradesh, thus only use the trapezoid when no other pole meta is present.
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A variety of poletops attached to the pole with two vertical bars forming atall and narrow rectanglecan be found in West Bengal.
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In West Bengal you may also find poletops containing two crossbars which are connected to each otherwith thin vertical supports on either side. The lower bar is connected on either side to the pole with diagonal supports.
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In the northeast you may find poles with a combination of aneven and unevenpoletop.
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Poles with two diagonal bars forming a ‘<’ shape are common in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh and occasionally found in Assam.
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In Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram you commonly see poles withtwo crossbars, each with two insulators. If there aremore than two bars, you should be in Meghalaya or Mizoram.
NOTE: They can rarely be seen in other states.
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Trident poletops with the tip of the middle bar bent at a 90° angle can be found in Assam.
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Poletops with a short crossbar above a longer crossbar can be found in Goa.
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Markings on poles and trees, consisting of one black stripe in-between two white ones, are common in Tamil Nadu.
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Pole paint consisting of five or more thin black and yellow stripes can be found in Delhi.
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Pole paint consisting of exactly four thicker black and yellow stripes can be found in Bihar.
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In Bihar, and less commonly Jharkhand, you may find trees withfour red and white stripespainted near the bottom.
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Smallyellow pole markingsare commonly found in Kerala.
NOTE: Similar stickers can rarely be found in other states.
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Rounded roof tilesare common in central India. They often appear disorganised and are kept in rows/columns that are not completely straight.
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Roofs in southern India are characterised by more organised tiles that are bright orange and flat with a ridge in the middle. It is particularly common in Tamil Nadu.
NOTE: Similarly shaped tiles with a darker brown colour are common further north.
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Flat roof tiles, similar to the ones found in the south, with a smalldiamond shaped protrusionin the middle, are commonly found in and around West Bengal.
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Largehip roofsmade of corrugated sheet metal are found in West Bengal and adjacent areas in Bihar and Odisha.
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Metal roofs, with a small triangle near the top, are common in Northeast India.
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Houses made ofsquare panelsseparated by thin beams are found in Northeast India.
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Houses or huts withthatched roofsare mainly found along the east coast and northern plains. Largehay moundsare also generally more common in this region. Note that thatched roofs from Uttar Pradesh to Odisha tend to be made offine pieces of haywhereas thatched roofs from Odisha to Tamil Nadu tend to be made of driedpalm fans.
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Gurdwaras, which can typically be recognised by their white domes and ornate walls, are most common in Punjab. You can also sometimes recognise them by theSikh Khanda symbol, which represents the religion.
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Goa and Kerala are two of the most developed states in India and often have verywealthy and modern homes.
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Indonesian licence plates are black with white letters. The letters usually appear asthree white sectionsthrough the blur.
Commercial vehicles use yellow licence plates.
Plates in newer coverage can bewhitetoo.
NOTE: Malaysian licence plates are also black, but generally have two white sections.
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Indonesia drives on theleft.
NOTE: Malaysia drives on the left, while the Philippines drives on the right.
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Indonesia useswhite or yellowcentre lines. Outer lines will always be white. The centre lines will be solid or dashed.
In Generation 3 coverage, yellow centre lines are more rare, as Indonesia only recently started using this colour for its road lines.
NOTE: Malaysian road lines are always all white.
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Poles in Indonesia are typically round and made out of eithersteelorconcrete. Many of the steel poles are painted black, and also feature the Indonesian flag colours on them. The pole tops are usually eitherevenoruneven, depending on the region.
You can learn more about regional poles in the region-guessing section.
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Indonesia commonly uses theseblack-and-whitesquare or circular bollards, as well as theseyellow-and-blackones, which can also have a red reflector. Other designs can also be found.
NOTE:UK-style bollardsare mostly found in Kalimantan.
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Usually yellow waystones that are angled towards the road, and have a cutout close to the top are unique to Indonesia. They include shorthand for three cities or towns, with the biggest one being on the top in the cutout section.
NOTE: Waystones in the Philippines are perpendicular to the road and have the text facing away from the road.
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Indonesian can look very similar to Malaysian, however Indonesian has been influenced byDutch, and Malaysian by English. These small changes in spelling may help differentiate the two.
An example is the word television in English, which translates to ‘televisi’ in Indonesian, similar to the Dutch word ‘televisie.’ In Malaysian, it translates to ‘televisyen’, more similar to English.
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You can find these rows of red and whitebannersall around Indonesia. Sometimes,more colourful flagscan be found.
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Cigaretteads can be found all over Indonesia, usually with a black or red colour scheme and around a price of 18,000 Rp. Keep an eye out forillustrated graphic pictures, and the word‘PERINGATAN’.
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Motorcycles in Indonesia havefrontlicence plates, as opposed to other south-east Asian countries which do not.
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The official Indonesian currency is the Rupiah(Rp).
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Coverage in Indonesia is fairly limited. Notably, there is no coverage on Papua or adjacent islands, and coverage is sparse in areas such as Kalimantan, Aceh, Central Sulawesi and North Maluku.
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The names of 2nd level subdivisions, named‘Kabupaten’or‘Kab’for short, translating to regency, can be found all over Indonesia on various signs and billboards. Each province is split up into multiple Kabupatens, totalling to 417 which are covered by street view, and therefore applicable in Geoguessr. These are learnable with enough time and patience.
See the resources section for more information.
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You can find thecardinal directionswritten on many addresses. They are as follows:
North = Utara
East = Timur
South = Selatan
West = Barat
Central = Tengah
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Indonesia uses two types of pole tops:evenanduneven. This refers to the bar that holds the insulators and whether it is symmetrical to the pole itself. Knowing where even and uneven poles are most commonly found is useful for region guessing.
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You can find these poles with atriangle attachmentunder the horizontal bar in the following regions.
NOTE: This does not apply tostacked poles.
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On the Lesser Sunda Islands (“Nusas”), you can find poles with anextra supporton the pole top. Sometimes,two supportscan be present.
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Tridentstyle pole tops are most commonly found inCentral Javaand Yogyakarta, and rarely in South and West Kalimantan, and North Sumatra and Riau.
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Bali features both even and uneven poles, as well as theLesser Sunda island variants. You can also find this uniquerectangleattachment on the pole tops in Bali.
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Pole tops in North and Central Sulawesi, and Gorontalo commonly feature anextra attachmentright under the horizontal bar.
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You can often see thin, black poles next to regular poles near the East Peninsula of Central Sulawesi. Two pieces of tape can be seen near the top of the poles, usuallylight blue and green. These can rarely be seen in northern South East Sulawesi.
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These poles are almost exclusive to North Sumatra. The bar which holds the insulators iseven, but featuresuneveninsulators with one on one side and two on the other.
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Satellite dishes can help you determine whether you are north or south of theequator. For example, if the satellite dish points north, you are most likely south of it, and vice versa. The angle of the satellite dish can also tell you how far away from the equator you are. The more levelled it is, the closer you are.
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Central Sulawesi features these unique bollards that are paintedblackon the bottom,whitein the middle, andyellowon the top.
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These painted fences are typically found on Sulawesi. They will be mostly painted white with blue or red.
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Greenpaint can often be seen on the side of bridges in South and Central Kalimantan.
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Within Indonesia, oil palm plantations are mostly concentrated inSumatraandKalimantan. Palm plantations can rarely be seen in Sulawesi.
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https://goo.gl/maps/pCjvo2oYqao6Pb5ZA
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The majority of rice production is concentrated inJava, but can sometimes be found in other provinces, namely South Sulawesi and South Sumatra. They can rarely be found in other provinces as well. For a full overview, seethis map.
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https://goo.gl/maps/xEamKndAxR8XaTPq8
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The Nusas typically lookdrierthan other regions in Indonesia. The islands get especially dry towards theeast, especially in Generation 3. Vegetation tends to look less tropical, but instead more brown with a lack of leaves. Sumba Island is also the driest of the Nusas.
NOTE: While less common, other regions such as Java can look similarly dry. Make sure to look out for other clues before guessing.
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https://goo.gl/maps/Mgu6yv5BVqqz1hf59
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Thissavannahlandscape is occasionally seen on North Sumba.
NOTE: In Generation 3, you will always see a white car.
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https://goo.gl/maps/71i4oAsFk8RnxJDM9
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Redsoilcan often be found on Batam and the Bangka Belitung islands, located east of mainland Sumatra.
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https://goo.gl/maps/TWEqUHtkkhDZT7BQ8
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Tiled roofs are most commonly found on the island ofJava, and sometimes nearby regions such as southern Sumatra, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and South Kalimantan.
NOTE: The tiles on roofs in South Kalimantan and Jambi lookslightly different. The tiles are usually less rounded but flatter.
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https://goo.gl/maps/BpZ43LPt2nDBJrHD9
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Plain sheet metal roofs are more commonly found toward the north, where tiled roofs arenotfound. They are most commonly found on Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Sumatra.
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https://goo.gl/maps/3a7y4QZXyaaGNdTa9
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Thesehorizontal slotsinside thetrianglesof the roofs are almost unique to Southern Sulawesi.
NOTE: They can rarely be found in East Kalimantan and West Nusa.
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https://goo.gl/maps/tb3aUFfWU4wD9sCQ7
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You can find these distinct roofs with uniquelyhigh-pitched peakson Sumba.
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https://goo.gl/maps/3E9C3wqH7jZVWffF9
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Architecture in Baliis unique because it was influenced by old Balinese culture and Hinduism. The most important thing to look for are thesecrown-like roof pinnacles, found everywhere in Bali.Guardian statuesandslit-drum towersare common too. Andesite, a dark, volcanic rock, is a common building material in Bali. You can often seegates,walls, and otherintricately carved ornamentsbuilt from this material.
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https://goo.gl/maps/9v5HBGbiGDczWKYn7
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West Sumatra features these distinctboat-shapedroofs.
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https://goo.gl/maps/bBW5rCWizX2ja7Wc8
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North Sumatra features similarly distinctboat-shapedroofs, however the roofs areless angledupward and they do not feature spires.
NOTE: These roofs are most commonly found near Lake Toba, due to its sacred history.
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On Kalimantan, you can find these unique roofs made out ofwoodenchips.
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https://goo.gl/maps/YM8vNXYqV8ahvftf7
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Roofs withgable hornscan be found most commonly inSouth Sulawesi,RiauandCentral and SouthKalimantan.
NOTE: Horned roofs are often found with Bugis roofs in South Sulawesi. Use this tip along with other clues to determine which region you are in.
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https://goo.gl/maps/6JtUHKh3dccA8cvw6
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A small region of South Sulawesi, around the city of Rante Pao, features these very unique houses, calledTongkonan, that havesaddle-shaped roofs. The houses themselves are alsoelevated from the ground.
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https://goo.gl/maps/nfgcmwP2sh7gKEKx5
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In the rare case a licence plate isunblurred, knowing regional licence plate codes can be helpful for region guessing.1 letter codescan only be seen inJava, and are mostly found in the west. 2 letter codes can still be seen on Java, but in the east.
NOTE: The highlighted areas on the map only refer to the first letter. A detailed map of all the codes can be seenhere.
You can click on the image to enlarge it.
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Indonesia is religiously aMuslimmajority country, so seeing churches, and other Christian signs, is a good clue for these regions.
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https://goo.gl/maps/6m7WckeiGMRLwA7bA
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Generation 3 antennacoverage is most commonly found on Java, but can very rarely be seen on Bali in and around Denpasar. It is most commonly seen in East Java, as most of the antenna coverage in the west has been overwritten by Generation 4.
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https://goo.gl/maps/Q4zF4sb9L5mtZYvD9
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Black Generation 3 coverage can be found almost everywhere in Indonesia, but is most common inSulawesi.
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https://goo.gl/maps/CYtG4CycRq11K3io8
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The region aroundLake Toba, in North Sumatra, can be recognized by mountains surrounding the lake and Samosir Island in the middle. Overcast coverage is also common for the region.
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https://goo.gl/maps/zSEDyqZG6Jc1qsny7
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In some of the Generation 4 coverage in the city of Batam, apurpletint and a black blurred object can be seen. Although this camera glitch is most commonly found in Batam, you may spot it in nearby regions such as North Sumatra, around Medan. Make sure to look out for other clues before guessing.
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Palu Bay is a unique slightly north-west facing bay just north of Palu city, which features mountains to thewestof the bay, and a flat, more urbanised landscape to theeast.
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https://goo.gl/maps/3EKETFv2TBvri3av7
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