Iran Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap, Including Amenities and Tourism

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team provides a geospatial dataset of points of interest across Iran, exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes features where tags for amenity, man_made, shop, or tourism are present, with attributes such as name, address, and operational details. The dataset was last updated on 2026-03-03.

Use Cases

• Mapping commercial and public service locations based on the 'shop' and 'amenity' tags.
• Analyzing tourism infrastructure and capacity using the 'tourism', 'beds', and 'rooms' attributes.
• Geocoding and address validation for points of interest using the 'addr:*' fields.
• Studying the distribution of man-made structures and facilities based on the 'man_made' tag.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative global mapping project.
• Includes multilingual name tags ('name:en', 'name:fa') for internationalization.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEOPACKAGE, KML).
• Covers a defined geographic area (Iran) with a specific thematic filter for points of interest.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and contributor bias inherent to OpenStreetMap.

Provenance

Source

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Collection Method

Export from the OpenStreetMap database, filtered by specific tags.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026 03 03 09:10:50.032139; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iran