Libyan Cultural and Historic Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap export of cultural and historic places in Libya, compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The data includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via OSM keys for tourism, amenity, historic, or heritage. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags for historic and heritage features.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and galleries for regional planning.
• Identify places of worship and monuments for cultural mapping projects.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, and monuments.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:32:23.700932; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Libya