Interesting Road Signage

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I have decided to create a thread about interesting signage around the world.


French Roadmarker in Ismailia, Egypt (Photo Source: Ismailia, Little Paris (الإسماعيلية باريس الصغرى)). Much of Egypt was influenced by the French, so much so that they partially adopted French signage, mainly in the coastal area. (You can check on it on the AARW: https://wiki.aaroads.com/wiki/Road_signs_in_Egypt#France)

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Uganda Road Sign (Circa 1960s) (Source: Emboozi teba nkadde)

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https://www.ipohworld.org/2023/05/05/another-unique-road-sign/ (Japanese Road Sign in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia)

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Southern Vietnam Road Sign in Đà Nẵng (1969-70) (Source: Thu Kim)

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Soviet-Era Road Sign in Shymkent, Southern Kazakhstan (Note: At the top, you can see that the label "Alma Ata," the Russian spelling of Almaty, is being covered up. After gaining independence from the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan attempted to rename some of its cities to sound more traditionally Kazakh than Russian. This specific change took place in 1993. Additionally, Samara is not located in Kazakhstan but in Russia.)

Image Source: Jim Jorges Gallery from 1999

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This is a road marker of French origin, still in use in modern-day Cambodia. However, these photographs, taken in Kampong Chhnag during the 1970s, show the absence of Khmer text and, instead of using a shield to represent the road, an "N" is used to indicate the national road.

Another pic of a road sign from that decade (Source: Denis Cameron via Shutterstock)