Points of Interest in Syria from OpenStreetMap

Syria's public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via OpenStreetMap keys. The dataset is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated in June 2026. Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, with urban areas likely better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Create basemaps for navigation and planning based on POI locations.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on tagged amenities.
• Support humanitarian logistics by mapping available shops and facilities.
• Identify tourist attractions and landmarks for cultural or economic studies.

Strengths

• Derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple POI categories: amenities, shops, tourism, and man-made features.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoPackage, SHP, and GeoJSON.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely better represented than remote areas.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to volunteer mapping efforts.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping and tagging via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22 19:13:53.312297; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Syria