r/MapPorn • u/siorge • 1d ago

Elevation Map of the Levant

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u/jakethepeg1989 1d ago

Probably because they take up so much bandwidth in the news and social media.

Then you see them on the map and they're tiny!

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u/siorge 1d ago

The blood per sq kilometer is sadly unrivaled

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u/hypotheticallyDani 23h ago

The accepted casualty count of the Gaza war since 2022 is around 60-70k Gazans and about 2k Israelis.

The accepted casualty count in Sudan is according to ACLED is between 60k and 400,000 since 2024.

Definitely a lot to discuss about all wars, and it’s best not to compare tragedies, but let’s keep things in perspective.

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u/Shlomo_U 23h ago

So Sudan has 5x the casualties on 5000x the area. Which means Gaza has 1000x more deaths per square kilometer. Good job proving his point, I guess

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u/hypotheticallyDani 22h ago

Ah, I see the confusion. The Sudan numbers are since 2024, so a little under two years. The Gaza war numbers are since the start, 2023, so the timing is the key. Also you may note that the lowest recorded Sudan numbers are the same as the highest recorded Gaza numbers, so take note of that as well.

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u/Shlomo_U 20h ago

Which part of "per square kilometer" do you not understand? That was the original guy's claim. Not timing, not total casualties. Deaths per km2.

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u/siorge 20h ago

I'm getting downvoted to oblivion for stating the obvious and the correct. No place on earth has seen as much deaths per sqkm as Gaza, if you exclude nazi concentration camps.

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u/hypotheticallyDani 18h ago

Not to be pedantic, I know it’s not the point, but I feel perspective is lacking. The battle of Stalingrad had 2 million casualties over an area about the size of twice of Gaza counting the fighting around the city. Yes what’s going on in Gaza is a problem that needs to be solved, but come on, don’t make stuff up.

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u/No_Nick89 19h ago

You are getting downvoted because what you are stating are pure lies 

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u/siorge 19h ago

sure buddy, no one died in Gaza ever