Somalia Cultural and Historic Places from OpenStreetMap
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6filesGEOPACKAGE
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Description
OpenStreetMap exports contain cultural and historic places in Somalia, including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) maintains the export, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Data completeness likely varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote areas.
Use Cases
Map cultural heritage sites for protection planning based on the described `historic` and `heritage` tags.
Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and galleries based on the `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
Identify locations of places of worship and monuments for community mapping initiatives.
Strengths
Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to OpenStreetMap, with urban areas likely better mapped than remote regions.
Provenance
Source
OpenStreetMap
Collection Method
Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-14 23:59:04.032940; freshness should be verified.