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This example creates a map that renders a map of Cairo, Egypt in Arabic.
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TypeScript// 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(): void {
const cairo = { lat: 30.064742, lng: 31.249509 };
const map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
{
scaleControl: true,
center: cairo,
zoom: 10,
}
);
const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
infowindow.setContent("<b>القاهرة</b>");
const marker = new google.maps.Marker({ map, position: cairo });
marker.addListener("click", () => {
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
}
declare global {
interface Window {
initMap: () => void;
}
}
window.initMap = initMap;Note: Read the guide on using TypeScript and Google Maps. JavaScript
// 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() {
const cairo = { lat: 30.064742, lng: 31.249509 };
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
scaleControl: true,
center: cairo,
zoom: 10,
});
const infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
infowindow.setContent("<b>القاهرة</b>");
const marker = new google.maps.Marker({ map, position: cairo });
marker.addListener("click", () => {
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
}
window.initMap = initMap;Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet. CSS
/*
* 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;
}
HTML
<html dir="rtl">
<head>
<title>Right-to-Left Languages</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
<script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<!--
The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
for more information.
-->
<script
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly&language=ar®ion=EG"
defer
></script>
</body>
</html> Try Sample Clone Sample
Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
git clone -b sample-map-rtl https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcd js-samplesnpm inpm start
Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with sample-SAMPLE_NAME.
git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAMEnpm inpm start
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Last updated 2025-07-09 UTC.
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