Turkmenistan Cultural Places from OpenStreetMap Export

An OpenStreetMap export of cultural and historic places in Turkmenistan, last updated 2026-05-15. The dataset includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via tourism, amenity, historic, or heritage keys. It was compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) as part of their exports grid on HDX.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection planning based on the `historic` and `heritage` tags.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and theatres based on the `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
• Create a cultural tourism context layer for regional development based on the described place types.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• OpenStreetMap completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:10:50.515808; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Turkmenistan