Nigeria's Geopolitical Zones as Ankara Map
The use of unconventional map elements (mainly symbology) is becoming quite popular in modern cartography. Although not as extreme as Chernoff Faces or Fish, this map showcases the geogeopolitical zones of Nigeria using Ankara fabric fills.
Ankara having originated from Nigeria back in the 1950s is a quintessential part of Nigeria culture irrespective of the ethnicity or tribe. It only made sense to use it in such a map.
To create this map, Ankara fabric graphics were imported into the mapping software as a style which was then used as the fill for the states grouped into their respective geopolitical zones. The ankara map was further used in this map poster.
Reference and tools
- Map created in: ArcGIS Pro
- Data Source: geoboundaries.org