خالد حافظ، مهندس برمجيات، فريق الهندسة العربية
عبد الكريم مارديني، مدير المنتجات لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
Lost in Cairo? Want to keep up with your cab driver in Beirut? Curious to know how long it would take you to go from Amman to Petra?
Whether you’re visiting a new city or you’re a local, you can now use Google Maps to find your way around various cities in the Arab World. We have recently made available driving directions various Arab cities. Want to know how to get on the highway? Check out driving directions from El-Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to the famous Alexandria Library or from Kempinski Hotel in Amman to Petra. Trying to figure out your way in the city? Check the directions from Nadi El Seid to Holiday Inn City Stars in Cairo on your mobile or from Habtoor Grand Hotel to Bliss street in Beirut.
For the developers and webmasters amongst you, you can make use of the Directions Web Service – our maps team have addressed the number one most requested feature from the Maps API Issue Tracker. The Directions web service joins the existing Geocoding web service and allows Google Maps applications to obtain Driving, and Walking directions through an XML/JSON REST interface.
Drive safely!
AbdelKarim Mardini, Product Manager, Middle East & North Africa
Khaled Hafez, Software Engineer, Arabic Engineering
