Cultural and Historic Places in Yemen from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide cultural and historic places across Yemen, including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data from volunteer contributions, with completeness varying between urban and remote areas. Data was last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and galleries based on the `tourism` tag.
• Identify places of worship and historic monuments for regional cultural studies based on the `amenity` tag.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:38:34.549341; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yemen