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In the age of globalization and intensified cultural interconnectivity, multilingual regions serve as dynamic spaces where cultural landscapes and identity formation are continuously negotiated. These regions, often located along political borders, postcolonial territories and ethnolinguistic enclaves, are not merely defined by linguistic diversity but by how such diversity shapes spatial practices, heritage production and social belonging. This research paper explores the interrelationship between cultural landscapes and identity construction in multilingual contexts by drawing from human geography, sociolinguistics and landscape studies. It analyzes how language policies, place naming, architecture and memory contribute to spatial identity. Case studies from South Asia, Europe and Africa highlight how multilingualism intersects with ethnicity, power and mobility. The paper concludes by advocating for inclusive landscape governance that acknowledges linguistic pluralism and its centrality to identity and place-making.

cultural landscape, multilingualism, identity, language policy, spatial belonging, ethnolinguistic regions