Google Street View in Asia

In Asia, Google Street View is available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. It is also available for a few select tourist attractions in the People's Republic of China and Pakistan.[1][2]

Google Car in Jerusalem

Timeline of introductions
Main article: Coverage of Google Street View

Service in Japan was introduced on August 4, 2008. Japan's coverage was initially concentrated in five areas with a total of 10 camera icons. The service has faced criticisms from bloggers in Japan of cultural insensitivity.[3]

On May 26, 2011, Google announced that, in India, capturing of Street View images in Bangalore, the capital of the state of Karnataka, had started. However, Google Street View was banned from Bangalore on June 20, 2011.[4]

On September 2, 2011, Google has revealed that its Street View feature will be introduced to the country in association with the Tourism Authority of Thailand.[5]

On September 3, 2011, Google started to collaborate with Tourism Malaysia to record Malaysian locations to be featured on its Google Map Street View.[6]

On January 24, 2012, Google Street View was launched in South Korea starting with imagery from the country's capital, Seoul, as well as South Korea's second largest city, Busan.[7]

Google Street View in Jordan was launched in November 2015 which included 43 archaeological sites. On the announcement day, Queen Rania wrote on the announcement and praised tourism enhancing efforts in Jordan.[8]

Areas included

Reference:[9]

 Bangladesh
District/Region Major cities/areas
Sylhet roads all over the Sylhet city
Dhaka roads all over the Dhaka city
Chittagong roads all over the Chittagong city
Khulna roads all over the Khulna city
Dhaka - Chittagong Highway Complete coverage through Dhaka - Chittagong highway route.
Dhaka - Khulna Highway Complete coverage through Dhaka - Khulna highway route.
Khulna- Shamnagar Highway Complete coverage through Khulna - Shamnagar highway route.
Cox's Bazar Several Tourist attractions, Marine Drive Rd, Beach Area and some roads across the town.

 Bhutan
Area
roads all over the country

 British Indian Ocean Territory
Area
Sea Cow Island (a.k.a. Île Vache Marine)

 Cambodia
Area
major roads, and landmarks

 People's Republic of China
Region Major cities/areas
Sichuan Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Jinsha Site Museum
Beijing Municipality Ullens Center for Contemporary Art

 East Timor
Region Major cities/areas
Underwater views in Jaco Island, East Timor

 Hong Kong
Region Major cities/areas
Hong Kong Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and Northern part of Lantau Island

 Macau
Region Major cities/areas
Macau Macau, Taipa, Coloane and Cotai

 India

For security reasons, the Government of India prohibits Street View photography from roadways.[10] Railways, however, are excluded in this prohibition, and both the Kalka-Shimla Railway and Nilgiri Mountain Railway have Street View coverage of their entire track length using cameras mounted on flatcars. Additionally, private persons have uploaded numerous panoramic photos of tourist and other sites of note to Google Maps.

Region Major cities/areas
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati (Buddhist monuments), Visakhapatnam (some company areas, indoor and outdoor, and beach roads)
Telangana Hyderabad (some company areas, indoor and outdoor, and IMT School)
Bihar Sasaram (Tomb of Sher Shah Suri), Nalanda, Vikramashila
Delhi New Delhi (park and university campus, some more spots)
Uttar Pradesh Agra (Taj Mahal)
Gujarat Ahmedabad (Sardar Patel Stadium), Halol (Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park), Patan (Rani ki vav),Dholavira (Harrapan sites)
Karnataka Manipal (Manipal Institute of Technology), Bangalore (Wonderla M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Nrityagram, some parks and some more spots), Pattadakal, Mysore Palace, Mysore Zoo
Odisha Konark (Konark Sun Temple), Bhubaneswar (Rajarani Temple)
Madhya Pradesh Gwalior (Gwalior Fort), Vidisha (Udayagiri Caves), Khajuraho (Lakshmana Temple)
Maharashtra Mumbai (Gateway of India)
Punjab Jalandhar (Lovely Professional University)
Rajasthan Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Rambagh Palace, MNIT Jaipur, BITS-Pilani)
Tamil Nadu Villupuram District (Gingee Fort - popularly called as Troy of the East)
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow (The Residency, Lucknow)

 Indonesia

Covers most regencies and cities in Sumatra (except Aceh), Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo, Sulawesi.

Region Major cities/areas
Sumatra All major road, town and cities covered by Trans-Sumatran Highway, Nias Island, Bangka Belitung Islands, Batam, Bintan Island, Bengkalis
Java Full coverage
Lesser Sunda Islands Full coverage in Bali (except Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan) and Lombok (except Gili Islands)

All major road and towns in Sumbawa, Komodo (island), Flores, Sumba, Lembata, Alor Island, Timor

Kalimantan All major road, town and cities covered by Trans Kalimantan Highway and Tarakan Island
Sulawesi All major road, town and cities covered by Trans-Sulawesi Highway, Muna Island, Buton

 Iraq
Region Major cities/areas
Baghdad National Museum of Iraq

 Israel
Main article: Google Street View in Israel
Region Major cities/areas
Northern District Kfar Kama, Kibbutz Merhavia
Haifa District Haifa, Nahsholim
Tel Aviv District Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan Safari
Jerusalem District Jerusalem, Mini Israel, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Israel Museum
Southern District Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

 Japan

Full Coverage

Region Major cities/areas
Chūbu Niigata, Sado, Nagoya, Gifu
Chūgoku Okayama, Hiroshima
Hokkaidō Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa
Kansai Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
Kantō Chiba, Saitama, Tokyo, Yokohama
Kyūshū Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Hirado, Kumamoto, Tanegashima, Yakushima, Amami Ōshima, Tokunoshima, Okinawa, Miyako Islands, Kagoshima
Tōhoku Sendai, Fukushima, Morioka

 Jordan
Region Sites
North Region Jerash monuments, Jerash Museum, Ajloun castle, Ajloun Forest Reserve, Ajloun Museum, Umm Qais Archaeological site, Umm Qais Museum, Capitolias (Beit Ras), Pella (Tabaqet Fahl), Rihab church, Umm el-Jimal, Qasr Al-Hallabat
Central Region Al-Maghtas (Baptismal site), Surb Karapet Armenian Apostolic Church, Amman Citadel, Umayyad Palace, Roman amphitheater, Odeon theater, Jordan Museum, Iraq Al-Amir, Qasr Amra, Qasr Al-Azraql, Qasr Al-Kharanah, Mount Nebo, Madaba Church, Qasr Machaerus, Ma'in Hot Springs, Dead Sea Panorama Complex, Dhiban, Umm ar-Rasas, Qasr Tuba, Qasr Al-Qatraneh, Karak Castle, Lowest point on earth Museum, Lot Cave
South Region Tafilah, Fenyan eco-lodge, Montreal Crusader castle, Athruh, Aqaba Fortress, Petra

 Kyrgyzstan
Region Major cities/areas
Bishkek Bishkek
Chuy Region Kara-Balta, Sosnovka, Tokmok
Issyk Kul Region Balykchy, Bokonbayevo, Karakol
Jalal-Abad Region Jalal-Abad
Naryn Region Kochkor, Naryn
Osh Region Osh, Uzgen
Talas Region Talas
and major roads

 Laos
Region Major cities/areas
Champasak Province Pakse
Louangphrabang Province Luang Prabang
Savannakhet Province Savannakhet
Vientiane Prefecture Vientiane
Vientiane Province Vang Vieng

 Malaysia
Region Major cities/areas
Federal Territories Greater Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya
Johor Batu Pahat, Johor Bahru, Kluang, Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Muar, Pekan Nanas, Segamat,
Kedah Alor Setar, Baling, Jitra, Kulim, Sungai Petani
Kelantan Gua Musang, Kota Bharu, Machang, Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, Tumpat
Malacca Ayer Keroh, Alor Gajah, Jasin, Malacca City
Negeri Sembilan Bahau, Gemas, Jempol, Kuala Pilah, Naning, Nilai, Port Dickson, Rembau, Seremban, Tampin,
Pahang Bentong, Cameron Highlands, Cherating, Fraser's Hill, Genting Highlands, Kuala Lipis,Jerantut, Kuantan, Pekan, Raub, Rompin, Temerloh
Penang Greater Penang
Perak Batu Gajah, Hulu Perak, Ipoh, Kuala Kangsar, Sitiawan, Taiping, Tanjung Malim, Teluk Intan
Perlis Kangar, Kuala Perlis, Padang Besar
Selangor Banting, Kajang, Klang, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Kuala Selangor, Morib, Petaling Jaya, Puchong, Rawang, Sabak Bernam, Semenyih, Sepang, Shah Alam, Subang, Subang Jaya
Sarawak Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri
Sabah All major towns except Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna
Terengganu Chukai, Dungun, Kerteh, Jerteh, Kuala Terengganu, Marang

 Maldives
Region Major cities/areas
Vicinity Underwater views

 Mongolia
Region Major cities/areas
Ulaanbaatar streets in Ulaanbaatar. Sükhbaatar Square and National Academic Drama Theatre in Ulaanbaatar. Also Bagakhangai, Baganuur, Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue
Dornogovi Province Erdene, Sainshand, Züünbayan, Zamyn-Üüd
Orkhon Province Erdenet
Darkhan-Uul Province Darkhan
Selenge Province Züünkharaa, Sükhbaatar, Altanbulag, Khüder
Töv Province 13th Century Complex, Bayan, Erdene, Zuunmod
various part of Mandalgovi and more locations

 Myanmar
Region Major cities/areas
Mandalay Region Mandalay, Nyaung-U
Naypyidaw Union Territory Naypyitaw
Yangon Region Thanlyin

   Nepal
Region Major cities/areas
Sagarmatha Zone several single shots in an area 10–15 km west/southwest of Mount Everest, including Gokyo Lakes, Gorakshep, Kala Patthar, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche Monastery
Khumbu Region Lukla, Phakding, Khumjung, Phortse, Panboche, Dughla, Lobuche, Thamu, Thame

 Pakistan
District/Region Major cities/areas
Lahore Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal, Lahore Museum, Badshahi Mosque, Tomb of Jahangir, Walled City of Lahore, Shalimar Gardens, Quaid-e-Azam Library, Shrine of Hazrat Mian Mir, Tomb of Malik Ahmad Ayaz, Kamran's Baradari, Lahore Fort, King Edward Medical University, Government College University (Lahore), University of the Punjab (Allama Iqbal Campus) and Wazir Khan Mosque[2][11][12]
Sheikhupura Hiran Minar Monument and Park, Tomb of Waris Shah, Sheikhupura Fort[2][11][12]
Rawalpindi Mankiala/ Stupa of Buddha[2][11][12]
Kasur Shrine of famous poet and Sufi saint Bulleh Shah[2][11][12]
Sahiwal Harappa Archaeological Site and Museum[2][11][12]
Bahawalpur Derawar Fort[2][11][12]
Chakwal Katasraj temple, complex of temples, lake and a Buddhist stupa[2][11][12]
Pak Pattan Shrine of Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar[2][11][12]
Jhelum Rohtas Fort and Museum[2][11][12]

 Philippines
Region Major cities/areas
Metro Manila Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela
Ilocos Region Pangasinan, national road from Pagudpud to Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, Crisologo St., Plaza Burgos and Salcedo in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, national roads in Agoo, Tubao, Santo Tomas and Rosario in La Union
Cagayan Valley Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya
CAR Flora and Santa Marcela in Apayao, Baguio, La Trinidad and Mount Pulag in Benguet, major roads in Pinukpuk, Rizal and Tabuk in Kalinga
Central Luzon Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales
CALABARZON Cavite including the Island of Corregidor, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal and Quezon
MIMAROPA Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and major roads in Palawan
Bicol Region Albay, Camarines Sur and national roads in Camarines Norte, and Sorsogon
Western Visayas Iloilo, Guimaras, Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental
Central Visayas Metro Cebu and nearby towns including Mactan Island all in Cebu, views of ocean floor near Apo Island in Dauin, Negros Oriental
Eastern Visayas Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Eastern Samar, Samar, Northern Samar
Northern Mindanao Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, major roads in Bukidnon, and major roads in Lanao del Norte including Iligan City
Caraga Region Major roads in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, Surigao City and its nearby towns
Soccsksargen General Santos, Cotabato City, South Cotabato, major roads across Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and Cotabato
Davao Region Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, major roads in Davao de Oro, and major roads in Davao Oriental
Zamboanga Peninsula Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur, national roads in Zamboanga Sibugay, Dipolog City and Dapitan City in Zamboanga del Norte
BARMM National roads across Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao

 Qatar
Region Major cities/areas
Doha Museum of Islamic Art

 Russia
Region Major Cities/areas
Siberian Federal District Novosibirsk, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo, Tomsk, Barnaul, Prokopyevsk, Novokuznetsk, Achinsk, Leninsk-Kuznetskiy, Biysk, Yurga and Rubtsovsk
Ural Federal District Ekaterinburg, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk, Surgut and other cities
Far Eastern Federal DistrictArtyom, Birobidzhan, Yakutsk, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Blagoveshchensk, Komsomolsk-na-Amure,

Ishim, Magadan, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Gorno-Altaysk, Korsakov, Kyshtym, Kyzyl, Langepas, Nakhodka, Nazarovo, Partizansk, Severouralsk, Tobolsk, Ussuriysk, Zarinsk

For European Russia, see Google Street View in Europe

 Singapore
Region Major cities/areas
Singapore[13] 95% of Singapore

 South Korea
Region Major cities/areas
Seoul All 25 districts of Seoul.
Busan Major districts of Busan.
Incheon Parts of Yeongjong-do including Incheon International Airport.
Gyeonggi-do Gwacheon, Anyang, Bucheon, Gimpo, Goyang, Guri, Gwangmyeong, Hanam, Namyangju, Seongnam, Siheung, Suwon, Uiwang and Yongin.
Gyeongsangnam-do Parts of Gimhae and Yangsan.

 Sri Lanka
Area colombo
All major roads and most other roads.[14]

 Taiwan

Full Coverage

Region Major cities/areas
Northern Taiwan Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County
Central Taiwan Taichung City, Changhua County
Southern Taiwan Chiayi County, Chiayi City, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County
Eastern Taiwan Ilan County, Hualien County, Taitung County

 Thailand
Region Major cities/areas
Northern Thailand Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nan, Phayao, Phrae, Uttaradit
Northeastern Thailand Amnat Charoen, Bueng Kan, Buriram, Chaiyaphum, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Loei, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Nong Khai, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Surin, Sisaket, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Yasothon
Central Thailand Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Chai Nat, Kamphaeng Phet, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Sawan, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Saraburi, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sing Buri, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Uthai Thani
Eastern Thailand Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo, Trat
Western Thailand Kanchanaburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ratchaburi, Tak
Southern Thailand Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Pattani, Phang Nga, Phatthalung, Phuket, Ranong, Satun, Songkhla, Surat Thani, Trang, Yala

 Turkey
Region Major cities/areas
Adana Ceyhan, Çukurova, İmamoğlu, Kozan, Saimbeyli, Sarıçam, Seyhan, Yüreğir
Ankara Anıtkabir
Istanbul SALT institution, Pera Museum ; indoor views
Çanakkale Province Landmarks on southern part of Gallipoli peninsula

 United Arab Emirates
Region Major cities/areas
Dubai Dubai International Airport (including inside views of an Airbus A380 25.242748°N 55.37196°E / 25.242748; 55.37196), Burj Khalifa
Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Mosque

 Vietnam
Region Major cities/areas

Controversy

As in other places, there has been controversy surrounding plans to bring Street View to various Asian countries.

In Israel, there have been concerns that introducing the service could increase the risk of terrorism to which the region is prone.[15]

In India, the Government rejected Google Street View. Official sources said the rejection came after a detailed analysis by security agencies and defense forces which feel that allowing Google to cover India would compromise country’s security interest. Security establishments became wary of allowing such image capturing given that planning for the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai is believed to have involved photographic reconnaissance of targets by Pakistani American David Coleman Headley. The Indian Government had plans to talk about Google street view in India, but in March 2018 Government of India finally rejected the Google Street view plan[16] citing that this will compromise the country's security as India is constantly targeted by terrorist groups from Pakistan, especially in the Kashmir valley.

Google had to reshoot all images in Japan because the camera cars that took the original photographs were originally too high, leading to privacy concerns. Japanese houses are generally built quite close to the road. Roads are also narrow, often without pavements. Such factors led to privacy concerns with the original photographs.[17]

Police in South Korea raided offices in that country in order to determine if Street View was legal.[18]

In 2013, people in Tambon Sa-iap village, Song District in Phrae Province, Thailand, mistakenly believed that the Street View car was surveying the village for the unwanted Kaeng Suea Ten Dam project and blocked it, not allowing it to take photographs. They also arrested the driver and interrogated him to determine if he was working for the dam project. He was released after swearing on the Buddha that his work was not related to the dam project. After confirming his story, the village's leaders apologized for the misunderstanding.[19][20]

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