Palestinian Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap

Palestine, State of points of interest exported from OpenStreetMap. The data includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• General POI reference for mapping and navigation based on the described amenity and shop tags.
• Urban analysis of service and amenity distribution based on the described public-facing features.
• Adding detail to basemaps for the region based on the described landmarks and tourist attractions.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is built from a free, collaborative mapping project (OpenStreetMap).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:09:50.561928; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Palestine, State of