OpenCage
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Worldwide, affordable geocoding and geosearch using open data. Since 2013. https://opencagedata.com
We organize Geomob events/podcast: https://thegeomob.com
Based in Germany, serving customers worldwide.
We organize Geomob events/podcast: https://thegeomob.com
Based in Germany, serving customers worldwide.
25/ Sorry, one more - how did no one claim 🇨🇺 Cuba ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_convertible_peso
#fridaygeotrivia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_convertible_peso
#fridaygeotrivia
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
25/ Sorry, one more - how did no one claim 🇨🇺 Cuba ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_convertible_peso
#fridaygeotrivia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_convertible_peso
#fridaygeotrivia
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
16/ Somewhat surprisingly given the political turmoil - one country that has NOT changed currency in the last 20 years if Afghanistan 🇦🇫 (note: emoji is still the old flag)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_afghani
#fridaygeotrivia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_afghani
#fridaygeotrivia
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
16/ Somewhat surprisingly given the political turmoil - one country that has NOT changed currency in the last 20 years if Afghanistan 🇦🇫 (note: emoji is still the old flag)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_afghani
#fridaygeotrivia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_afghani
#fridaygeotrivia
15/ Where are the Dutch 🇳🇱 #fridaygeotrivia players? Some Dutch territories changes currency THIS YEAR!!
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
15/ Where are the Dutch 🇳🇱 #fridaygeotrivia players? Some Dutch territories changes currency THIS YEAR!!
14/ any other guesses? There are at least six more. Hint: Africa and the Americas
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
14/ any other guesses? There are at least six more. Hint: Africa and the Americas
- You must include the hashtag #fridaygeotrivia and the emoji flag of the country
Full details on the blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/geotrivia-october-2025
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Full details on the blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/geotrivia-october-2025
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Geotrivia - October 2025: New Money
Blog > Monthly Geo Trivia questions
blog.opencagedata.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
- You must include the hashtag #fridaygeotrivia and the emoji flag of the country
Full details on the blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/geotrivia-october-2025
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Full details on the blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/geotrivia-october-2025
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Which means you have more time to practice by revisiting past questions over on the blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/tagged/fridaygeotrivia
We will see you here on the 7th (17:00 Berlin 🇩🇪 time, 4pm London 🇬🇧, 11am New York 🇺🇸)
We will see you here on the 7th (17:00 Berlin 🇩🇪 time, 4pm London 🇬🇧, 11am New York 🇺🇸)
OpenCage Geotrivia - played on the final Friday of each month
Updates and musings from the makers of the OpenCage Geocoding API
blog.opencagedata.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Which means you have more time to practice by revisiting past questions over on the blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/tagged/fridaygeotrivia
We will see you here on the 7th (17:00 Berlin 🇩🇪 time, 4pm London 🇬🇧, 11am New York 🇺🇸)
We will see you here on the 7th (17:00 Berlin 🇩🇪 time, 4pm London 🇬🇧, 11am New York 🇺🇸)
including our threads about
India https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600
and
Time zones generally https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112812709046026868
India https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600
and
Time zones generally https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112812709046026868
OpenCage 👉🌍 (@[email protected])
Attached: 2 images
This time in #geoweirdness we consider the oddities of the world's most populous country: India 🇮🇳
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_(United_Nations)
Prepare for a sub-continent worth of geographic strangeness, from the only third-order enclave in the world to the baffling anatomies of Indian addresses. 👇
1/
en.osm.town
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
including our threads about
India https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600
and
Time zones generally https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112812709046026868
India https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600
and
Time zones generally https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112812709046026868
13/ Time’s up! Thank you for delving into the oddities of 🇮🇳 🕓 Indian time with us
Any other countries with time-specific #geoweirdness we should explore? Let us know in the comments below.
As always we have many more geothreads over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
Any other countries with time-specific #geoweirdness we should explore? Let us know in the comments below.
As always we have many more geothreads over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
13/ Time’s up! Thank you for delving into the oddities of 🇮🇳 🕓 Indian time with us
Any other countries with time-specific #geoweirdness we should explore? Let us know in the comments below.
As always we have many more geothreads over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
Any other countries with time-specific #geoweirdness we should explore? Let us know in the comments below.
As always we have many more geothreads over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
including our threads about
India https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600
and
Time zones generally https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112812709046026868
India https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600
and
Time zones generally https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112812709046026868
OpenCage 👉🌍 (@[email protected])
Attached: 2 images
This time in #geoweirdness we consider the oddities of the world's most populous country: India 🇮🇳
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_(United_Nations)
Prepare for a sub-continent worth of geographic strangeness, from the only third-order enclave in the world to the baffling anatomies of Indian addresses. 👇
1/
en.osm.town
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
including our threads about
India https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600
and
Time zones generally https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112812709046026868
India https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600
and
Time zones generally https://en.osm.town/@opencage/112812709046026868
13/ Time’s up! Thank you for delving into the oddities of 🇮🇳 🕓 Indian time with us
Any other countries with time-specific #geoweirdness we should explore? Let us know in the comments below.
As always we have many more geothreads over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
Any other countries with time-specific #geoweirdness we should explore? Let us know in the comments below.
As always we have many more geothreads over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
13/ Time’s up! Thank you for delving into the oddities of 🇮🇳 🕓 Indian time with us
Any other countries with time-specific #geoweirdness we should explore? Let us know in the comments below.
As always we have many more geothreads over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
Any other countries with time-specific #geoweirdness we should explore? Let us know in the comments below.
As always we have many more geothreads over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
The following piece covers these time zones very well and is well worth a read: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bombay-time
#geoweirdness
#geoweirdness
The Long History of 'Bombay Time' and Resistance to Colonial Rule
For decades the city of Mumbai operated by two—or more—different clocks.
www.atlasobscura.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The following piece covers these time zones very well and is well worth a read: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bombay-time
#geoweirdness
#geoweirdness
Set at 4 hours and 51 minutes ahead of GMT, it's still used in some Parsi fire temples today because it offers a more accurate representation of the sun's position in strict relation to their location.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Time
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Set at 4 hours and 51 minutes ahead of GMT, it's still used in some Parsi fire temples today because it offers a more accurate representation of the sun's position in strict relation to their location.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Time
12/ Unlike other regional times that were replaced in 1906, Bombay Time endured much longer, until 1955
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
12/ Unlike other regional times that were replaced in 1906, Bombay Time endured much longer, until 1955
11/ The Andaman and Nicobar Islands had their own time too — Port Blair Mean Time. Historical records describe it as 17 minutes and 17 seconds (UTC+6:10:37) ahead of Calcutta time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Blair_mean_time
#geoweirdness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Blair_mean_time
#geoweirdness
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
11/ The Andaman and Nicobar Islands had their own time too — Port Blair Mean Time. Historical records describe it as 17 minutes and 17 seconds (UTC+6:10:37) ahead of Calcutta time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Blair_mean_time
#geoweirdness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Blair_mean_time
#geoweirdness