This example creates a map that renders a map of Cairo, Egypt in Arabic.
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// This example displays a map with the language set to Arabic and the // regions set to Egypt. These settings are specified in the HTML script // element when loading the Google Maps JavaScript API. // Setting the language shows the map in the language of your choice. // Setting the region biases the geocoding results to that region. // In addition, the page's html element sets the text direction to // right-to-left. function initMap() { var cairo = {lat: 30.064742, lng: 31.249509}; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), { scaleControl: true, center: cairo, zoom: 10 }); var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow; infowindow.setContent('<b>القاهرة</b>'); var marker = new google.maps.Marker({map: map, position: cairo}); marker.addListener('click', function() { infowindow.open(map, marker); }); }
<div id="map"></div>
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div * element that contains the map. */ #map { height: 100%; } /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
<!-- Replace the value of the key parameter with your own API key. --> <script async defer src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyCkUOdZ5y7hMm0yrcCQoCvLwzdM6M8s5qk&language=ar®ion=EG&callback=initMap"></script>
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html dir="rtl">
<head>
<title>Right-to-Left Languages</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
* element that contains the map. */
#map {
height: 100%;
}
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
// This example displays a map with the language set to Arabic and the
// regions set to Egypt. These settings are specified in the HTML script
// element when loading the Google Maps JavaScript API.
// Setting the language shows the map in the language of your choice.
// Setting the region biases the geocoding results to that region.
// In addition, the page's html element sets the text direction to
// right-to-left.
function initMap() {
var cairo = {lat: 30.064742, lng: 31.249509};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
scaleControl: true,
center: cairo,
zoom: 10
});
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow;
infowindow.setContent('<b>القاهرة</b>');
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({map: map, position: cairo});
marker.addListener('click', function() {
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
}
</script>
<script async defer
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&language=ar®ion=EG&callback=initMap"></script>
</body>
</html>