Syrian Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap for Service Access Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide health facility locations across Syria, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more comprehensively mapped than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency medical response based on mapped hospitals and clinics.
• Identify healthcare coverage gaps based on the distribution of amenities like pharmacies and dentists.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple health facility types (hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, dentists).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Derived from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project and maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas likely being less complete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity` or `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:10:49.369588

Geography

Syria