Where do think Sahrani is based off of?

[hypno toad 0]

Well, my first guess would have to be Cyprus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KyreniaMountainRange.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Agia_napa.jpg

http://cyprus.embassyhomepage.com/cyprus_travel_information.jpg

Look at the similarities.

Just in size and shape, sahrani is fairly similar, I also shares geographical similarities. And the architecture looks similar, or at least for Pariso it does.

Anyways, If you have another idea, post them here. I sure alot of us want to know what sahrani is really supposed to be like.

[Sevan 0]

South Sahrani is Spanish influenced while the North looks more like Eastern Europe or the Balkans.

[USMC NEEDER 0]

Hmm, i think Sahrani is based off of Korea or Vietnam. Just because its the North VS south and reminds me of both of them a little.

[nephilim 0]

yea north korea as just as dry as saharani...

[DBO_ 0]

i think its based on satelite images of these islands

>>>here<<<<

also including the new island of porto from queens gambit.

[Guest Ti0n3r]

South Sahrani looks a lot like Gran Canaria mixed with southern Spain

Oh, and Gran Canaria also looks a lot like South Sahrani on the map.

[the unknown 0]

Got to say it looks a pretty close match, they just move the out sticking ting and edited the coast a bit, and let me gues in reallife the out sticking ting is in a more mountain like area.

[Prydain 1]

Deffinetly not based on Cyprus, the only real life refferences they would have used would be of cirtain areas not for the whole island.

If you look at Sahrani it has a strange land formation and the settlements are all small and don't contain the things you would expect from an island based from Cyprus.

I have just come back from Cyprus and can say it looks f**k all like it.

[NoRailgunner 0]

first have a look at official wiki

Quote[/b] ]The "real world" coordinates of Sahrani are: 39° 57' 0" N / 40° 1' 12" W, placing it in the North Atlantic Ocean.

[mr burns 132]

[BloodOmen 0]

Mr.Burns is in my opinion the most accurate.

Shortern the right island in his pic and give the right one a bigger width and you have it

[Col. Faulkner 0]

It's a fictional island with fictional geography. Why should it

be "based off of" any real place? Its Latitude and Longitude

put it right slap-bang in the middle of the N. Atlantic.

Probably a good place to go "whale watching" nowadays.

[DBO_ 0]

Quote[/b] ]It's a fictional island with fictional geography. Why should it

be "based off of" any real place?

wrong , its an island based on satelite images of a group of islands

that have been re aligned to fit the campaign.

[the unknown 0]

Cause everon malden and kulgojev where fictional to and they where based of real islands to.

[liljb15 0]

It's a fictional island with fictional geography. Why should it

be "based off of" any real place? Its Latitude and Longitude

put it right slap-bang in the middle of the N. Atlantic.

Probably a good place to go "whale watching" nowadays.

Because 9 times out of 10 people base what they create on what the seen.

[FlyinBullets 0]

I'd have to agree with Mr. Burns, they do look almost identical if there was some resizing done.

[fasad 1]

I doubt Sahrani is based on any real world location. While the coastal outline may seem similar to a few places, the actual topography is completely different.

[the unknown 0]

Does anyone know if the ofp islands also only got the same shape of there RL counterparts or did the towns etc. be roughly the same to?

[fasad 1]

Just the topography. The scale of the islands used in game was a lot smaller than the real islands.

BI WIKI : OFP ISLANDS

Each island's wiki article contains a link to some info about the real island.

[mr burns 132]

Does anyone know if the ofp islands also only got the same shape of there RL counterparts or did the towns etc. be roughly the same to?

Davle on Nogova* had some RL counterpart for sure, but it really just inspired the developers. Of course they were´nt able to implement the whole town back then.

Search ofp.info for more details

*edit: aswell as the castle ruins

edit2:

I doubt Sahrani is based on any real world location.

Have you looked at the pics i posted?

The airport is almost exactly at the same place

[fasad 1]

I doubt Sahrani is based on any real world location.

Have you looked at the pics i posted?

The airport is almost exactly at the same place

Yes, as I said, outline is somewhat similar, but compare:

Sahrani Topography

with

Guadeloupe Topography

Not much similarity.

[mr burns 132]

Not much similarity.

Not much artistic freedom from your point of view...

Of course they haven´t rebuilt the real thing accurately - for reasons of playability!

[fasad 1]

Okay, we're on different tracks

I am only suggesting that Sahrani is not based on a real world topography (unlike the OFP CWC islands). I am not guessing which real islands may or may not have simply inspired Sahrani.

[DBO_ 0]

Quote[/b] ] I am only suggesting that Sahrani is not based on a real world topography (unlike the OFP CWC islands). I am not guessing which real islands may or may not have simply inspired Sahrani.

You dont need to guess it was reported in an interview that they are based on real world data and modified to fit the campaign ,by placebo some time ago

[Serclaes 0]

Finally somebody who knows that island. There are some towns on it who have the names from operation flashpoint, like Lamentin and Le Moule. And north from that island is another called Antigua, now have a look at your map in ArmA

Too bad it isnt that island, it was there for 3 weeks last year and i must say those were the best 3 weeks of my life, especially because of the diving