diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyTestActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyTestActivity.java
index 4d6d28e92..952347e75 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyTestActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyTestActivity.java
@@ -1,6 +1,96 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby;
 
-import fr.free.nrw.commons.theme.NavigationBaseActivity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.util.Log;
 
-public class NearbyTestActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapboxMap;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.Style;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
+
+
+/**
+ * The most basic example of adding a map to an activity.
+ */
+public class NearbyTestActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+    private MapView mapView;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        // Mapbox access token is configured here. This needs to be called either in your application
+        // object or in the same activity which contains the mapview.
+        Mapbox.getInstance(this, getString(R.string.mapbox_commons_app_token));
+
+
+        // This contains the MapView in XML and needs to be called after the access token is configured.
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_nearby_test);
+
+        mapView = findViewById(R.id.mapView);
+        mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        mapView.getMapAsync(new OnMapReadyCallback() {
+            @Override
+            public void onMapReady(@NonNull MapboxMap mapboxMap) {
+                mapboxMap.setStyle(Style.MAPBOX_STREETS, new Style.OnStyleLoaded() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onStyleLoaded(@NonNull Style style) {
+                        Log.d("NearbyTestActivity","onStyleLoaded");
+                        // Map is set up and the style has loaded. Now you can add data or make other map adjustments.
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Add the mapView lifecycle to the activity's lifecycle methods
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        mapView.onResume();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onStart() {
+        super.onStart();
+        mapView.onStart();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onStop() {
+        super.onStop();
+        mapView.onStop();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        mapView.onPause();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLowMemory() {
+        super.onLowMemory();
+        mapView.onLowMemory();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy();
+        mapView.onDestroy();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+        mapView.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+    }
 }
+
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_nearby_test.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_nearby_test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e5c82d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_nearby_test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:mapbox="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView
+        android:id="@+id/mapView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        mapbox:mapbox_cameraTargetLat="-36.84"
+        mapbox:mapbox_cameraTargetLng="174.76"
+        mapbox:mapbox_cameraZoom="10"
+        mapbox:mapbox_cameraBearing="34.33"
+        mapbox:mapbox_cameraTilt="50.25"
+        mapbox:mapbox_cameraZoomMax="12.41"
+        mapbox:mapbox_cameraZoomMin="6"
+        mapbox:mapbox_uiRotateGestures="false"
+        />
+
+</LinearLayout>
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