Marrakesh, Marrakech or Mərrākš? that is: English rule, French (colonizer's), or phonetic of how locals call the place? sometimes there are nameplates in latin script that help choose (but each of them might give a different transliteration). sometimes you have to ask and decide yourself, as for the many "buyba"s (small city gate) which have a name only in the mouth of people. what do most mappers do and what is considered good practice?practice? I think that the core of my question is on whether we have an agreement on which transliteration to use. check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic. do we follow UNGEGN?

Marrakesh, Marrakech or Mərrākš? that is: English rule, French (colonizer's), or phonetic of how locals call the place? sometimes there are nameplates in latin script that help choose (but each of them might give a different transliteration). sometimes you have to ask and decide yourself. yourself, as for the many "buyba"s (small city gate) which have a name only in the mouth of people. what do most mappers do and what is considered good practice?

Marrakesh, Marrakech or Mərrākš? that is: English rule, French (colonizer's), or phonetic of how locals call the place? sometimes there are nameplates in latin script that help choose (but each of them might give a different transliteration). sometimes you have to ask and decide yourself. what do most mappers do and what is considered good practice?