diff --git a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyMapGL.tsx b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyMapGL.tsx
index ce4abc81..3eb4f1cc 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyMapGL.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Journey/JourneyMapGL.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import 'mapbox-gl/dist/mapbox-gl.css'
 import 'maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css'
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../../store/settingsStore'
 import { isStandardFamily, supportsCustom3d, wantsTerrain, addCustom3dBuildings, addTerrainAndSky } from '../Map/mapboxSetup'
-import { MAPBOX_DEFAULT_STYLE, styleForActiveProvider, type GlMapProvider } from '../Map/glProviders'
+import { MAPBOX_DEFAULT_STYLE, styleForActiveProvider, basemapLanguage, type GlMapProvider } from '../Map/glProviders'
 
 export interface JourneyMapGLHandle {
   highlightMarker: (id: string | null) => void
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ const JourneyMapGL = forwardRef<JourneyMapGLHandle, Props>(function JourneyMapGL
   const mapboxToken = useSettingsStore(s => s.settings.mapbox_access_token || '')
   const mapbox3d = useSettingsStore(s => s.settings.mapbox_3d_enabled !== false)
   const mapboxQuality = useSettingsStore(s => s.settings.mapbox_quality_mode === true)
+  const mapLang = useSettingsStore(s => s.settings.language)
   const isMapLibre = glProvider === 'maplibre-gl'
   const gl = (isMapLibre ? maplibregl : mapboxgl) as any
   const glStyle = styleForActiveProvider(glProvider, rawMapboxStyle, rawMaplibreStyle)
@@ -375,6 +376,11 @@ const JourneyMapGL = forwardRef<JourneyMapGLHandle, Props>(function JourneyMapGL
       if (glStyle === MAPBOX_DEFAULT_STYLE) {
         try { map.setTerrain(null) } catch { /* noop */ }
       }
+      // Pin the basemap label language to the UI language so labels don't fall back to the
+      // browser/OS locale and stack multiple scripts per place (#1299).
+      if (!isMapLibre && isStandardFamily(glStyle)) {
+        try { map.setConfigProperty('basemap', 'language', basemapLanguage(mapLang)) } catch { /* style/SDK may not support it */ }
+      }
 
       // route trail — dashed line connecting entries in time order
       if (items.length > 1) {
diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.tsx b/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.tsx
index aad764f6..65e790a3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/MapViewGL.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { CATEGORY_ICON_MAP } from '../shared/categoryIcons'
 import { isStandardFamily, supportsCustom3d, wantsTerrain, addCustom3dBuildings, addTerrainAndSky } from './mapboxSetup'
 import { attachLocationMarker, type LocationMarkerHandle } from './locationMarkerMapbox'
 import { ReservationMapboxOverlay } from './reservationsMapbox'
-import { MAPBOX_DEFAULT_STYLE, styleForActiveProvider, type GlMapProvider } from './glProviders'
+import { MAPBOX_DEFAULT_STYLE, styleForActiveProvider, basemapLanguage, type GlMapProvider } from './glProviders'
 import LocationButton from './LocationButton'
 import { useGeolocation } from '../../hooks/useGeolocation'
 import type { Place, Reservation } from '../../types'
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export function MapViewGL({
   const mapbox3d = useSettingsStore(s => s.settings.mapbox_3d_enabled !== false)
   const mapboxQuality = useSettingsStore(s => s.settings.mapbox_quality_mode === true)
   const showEndpointLabels = useSettingsStore(s => s.settings.map_booking_labels) !== false
+  const mapLang = useSettingsStore(s => s.settings.language)
   const isMapLibre = glProvider === 'maplibre-gl'
   const gl = (isMapLibre ? maplibregl : mapboxgl) as any
   const glStyle = styleForActiveProvider(glProvider, rawMapboxStyle, rawMaplibreStyle)
@@ -412,6 +413,16 @@ export function MapViewGL({
     }
   }, [glProvider, glStyle, mapboxToken, enableMapbox3d, mapboxQuality]) // rebuild on provider/style changes only
 
+  // Pin the basemap label language to the UI language so labels don't fall back to the
+  // browser/OS locale and stack multiple scripts per place (e.g. "India/भारत/India", #1299).
+  // Mapbox Standard exposes this via a basemap config property; classic and MapLibre styles
+  // are left as-is. Runs on load (mapReady) and whenever the UI language changes.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const map = mapRef.current
+    if (!map || !mapReady || isMapLibre || !isStandardFamily(glStyle)) return
+    try { map.setConfigProperty('basemap', 'language', basemapLanguage(mapLang)) } catch { /* style/SDK may not support the basemap language property */ }
+  }, [mapLang, mapReady, isMapLibre, glStyle])
+
   // Photo loading — mirrors the Leaflet MapView. Updates via RAF to batch
   // simultaneous thumb arrivals into one re-render.
   const pendingThumbsRef = useRef<Record<string, string>>({})
diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/glProviders.test.ts b/client/src/components/Map/glProviders.test.ts
index 1c138686..899c9f83 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/glProviders.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/glProviders.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   isOpenFreeMapStyle,
   normalizeStyleForProvider,
   styleForActiveProvider,
+  basemapLanguage,
 } from './glProviders'
 
 describe('glProviders', () => {
@@ -52,4 +53,20 @@ describe('glProviders', () => {
     // An empty MapLibre slot falls back to the OpenFreeMap default, leaving mapbox untouched.
     expect(styleForActiveProvider('maplibre-gl', mb, '')).toBe(OPENFREEMAP_DEFAULT_STYLE)
   })
+
+  it('basemapLanguage maps TREK UI codes to basemap label codes (#1299)', () => {
+    // Pass-through for plain ISO 639-1 codes.
+    expect(basemapLanguage('en')).toBe('en')
+    expect(basemapLanguage('de')).toBe('de')
+    expect(basemapLanguage('fr')).toBe('fr')
+    // TREK-specific overrides.
+    expect(basemapLanguage('br')).toBe('pt')
+    expect(basemapLanguage('gr')).toBe('el')
+    expect(basemapLanguage('zh')).toBe('zh-Hans')
+    expect(basemapLanguage('zhTw')).toBe('zh-Hant')
+    expect(basemapLanguage('zh-TW')).toBe('zh-Hant')
+    // Falls back to English when unset.
+    expect(basemapLanguage(undefined)).toBe('en')
+    expect(basemapLanguage('')).toBe('en')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/glProviders.ts b/client/src/components/Map/glProviders.ts
index e120edcd..05710e5e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/glProviders.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/glProviders.ts
@@ -66,3 +66,22 @@ export function styleForActiveProvider(
 ): string {
   return normalizeStyleForProvider(provider, provider === 'maplibre-gl' ? maplibreStyle : mapboxStyle)
 }
+
+// A few TREK UI language codes differ from what the GL basemap expects for its labels.
+const BASEMAP_LANG_OVERRIDES: Record<string, string> = {
+  br: 'pt',          // TREK 'br' = Brazilian Portuguese
+  gr: 'el',          // TREK 'gr' = Greek
+  zh: 'zh-Hans',
+  zhTw: 'zh-Hant',
+  'zh-TW': 'zh-Hant',
+}
+
+/**
+ * Maps a TREK UI language code to the label language the GL basemap expects. Used to pin
+ * Mapbox Standard's basemap labels to the user's language so they don't fall back to the
+ * browser/OS locale and stack multiple scripts per place (#1299).
+ */
+export function basemapLanguage(uiLang: string | undefined): string {
+  const code = (uiLang || 'en').trim()
+  return BASEMAP_LANG_OVERRIDES[code] ?? code
+}