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Noshahr Canals is a Battlefield 3 launch map set in an industrial port of canals, warehouses and container yards, where Rush attackers land from the water and Team Deathmatch runs in a famous container yard. It was remade in Battlefield 2042’s Portal.
Last verified: November 2026 · Game: Battlefield 3 · Type: map
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Game | Battlefield 3 | EA |
| Added | Launch, 25 Oct 2011 | EA |
| Setting | An industrial port with canals and container yards on the Caspian coast | Game |
| Size | Medium | Game |
| Vehicles | Boats, light vehicles; tanks in Conquest | Game |
| Returned in | Battlefield 2042 Portal (2021) | EA |
Link to section: What it isWhat it is
Noshahr Canals is two maps in one: the Rush layout, where attackers land by boat into a cargo yard and push through warehouses and canals, and the Team Deathmatch container yard, which became the most-played TDM arena in the game. Conquest uses the whole port. The canals carry boats; the yards carry light vehicles and, in Conquest, tanks.
Battlefield 2042’s Portal rebuilt it alongside Caspian Border.
Link to section: How it playsHow it plays
The Rush landing is brutal; attackers should spread along the quay and use the boats’ guns. In the TDM yard, the containers create a loop of lanes that a squad can run while shooting; it is a map about movement, not holding. In Conquest the warehouses are the flags that matter and the canals are the flank route for boats.
The TDM container yard also became the standard map for the game’s knife and pistol servers, because its lanes are short and its spawns rotate quickly, and the archived server-rules threads on this site list it alongside Operation Métro as the most-hosted map of the game’s first year.
Link to section: Changes by patchChanges by patch
| Date | Update | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2011 | Launch | Available at launch | DICE |
Link to section: SourcesSources
- Battlefield 3 forum on this site
- Battlelog and Origin help on this site, 2011 to 2016
- Battlefield 4 Second Assault page (remakes)
Link to section: FAQFAQ
Where is Noshahr Canals set?
An industrial port with canals on the Caspian coast.
Why is Noshahr Canals famous for Team Deathmatch?
Its container-yard TDM layout was the game’s most-played small-mode map.
Was Noshahr Canals remade?
Yes, in Battlefield 2042’s Portal.
Does Noshahr Canals have boats?
Yes, on the canals.
Which class is best on Noshahr Canals?
Support in the yard, Engineer against the boats and light vehicles.
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