Libya

Main files

• [libya.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -18 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 08 2025 11:06:54. File size: 63.01MB; MD5 sum: d0af77d6a88c64dc6c0b69980fc528f1.

Additional Files

• [libya.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format

• [libya.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format

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Libya map layers

Amenity (areas) 3888

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• amenity — amenity field value
• landuse — landuse field value
• leisure — leisure field value
• sport — sport field value
• type — type field value
• way — Geometry

Amenity (points) 13752

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• amenity — amenity field value
• landuse — landuse field value
• leisure — leisure field value
• sport — sport field value
• type — type field value
• way — Geometry

Barriers (lines) 8305

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• barrier — barrier field value
• way — Geometry

Boundary (areas) 25

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• admin_level - Grade of administrative level
• way — Geometry
  

Boundary (lines) 740

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• admin_level - Grade of administrative level
  
• way — Geometry

Building 809419

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• building — building field value
• b_level — building:levels field value
• a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
• way — Geometry
  

Buildings (points) 924

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• building — building field value
• b_level — building:levels field value
• a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
• way — Geometry

Surfaces and land use 15298

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• natural — Natural field value
• landuse — Landuse field value
• wood — Wood field is not null
• leisure — Leisure field value
• way — Geometry
  

Leisure (areas) 153

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• leisure — leisure field value
• way — Geometry

Leisure (points) 302

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• leisure — leisure field value
• way — Geometry

Man made objects (points) 1447

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• man_made — man_made field valu
• tower_type — tower:type field value
• way — Geometry

Natural (points) 42742

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• natural — natural field value
• way — Geometry

Parking (areas) 1093

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• AMENITY — AMENITY field value
• way — Geometry

Parking (points) 1241

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• AMENITY — AMENITY field value
• way — Geometry

Places (areas) 361

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• place — place field value
• official_s — official_status field value
• POPULATION — POPULATION field value
• way — Geometry

Places (points) 1222

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• place — place field value
• official_s — official_status field value
• POPULATION — POPULATION field value
• is_capital — is_capital field value
• admin_level — Administrative grade value
• capital — capital field value
• way — Geometry

Power lines 2895

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• POWER — POWER field value
• VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
• way — Geometry

Power line towers 83343

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• POWER — POWER field value
• VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
• way — Geometry

Railways 182

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• traction — traction field value
• service — service field value
• BRIDGE — BRIDGE field value
• TUNNEL — TUNNEL field value
• way — Geometry
  

Railways (points) 1

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• public_transport — public_transport field value
• tram — tram field value
• station — station field value
• way — Geometry
  

Religion (areas) 1469

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• way — Geometry

Religion (points) 4904

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• way — Geometry

Roads 252568

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• ref — ref field value
• HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
• cycle — cycle field value
• horse — horse field value
• foot — foot field value
• lanes — lanes field value
• toll — toll field value
• width — width field value
• way — Geometry

Road infrastructure 1373

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
• railway — railway field value
• way — Geometry

Shop (areas) 303

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• shop — shop field value
• way — Geometry

Shops (points) 7551

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• shop — shop field value
• way — Geometry

Sport (areas) 535

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• sport — sport field value
• way — Geometry

Sport (points) 569

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• sport — sport field value
• way — Geometry

Tourism (areas) 151

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• TOURISM — TOURISM field value
• information — information field value
• historic — historic field value
• way — Geometry

Tourism (points) 3088

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• TOURISM — TOURISM field value
• information — information field value
• historic — historic field value
• way — Geometry

Routes 21

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• ROUTE — ROUTE field value
• REF — REF field value
• OPERATOR — OPERATOR field value
• way — Geometry

Streams and ditches 14294

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
• way — Geometry

Lakes, swamps and large rivers 872

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• natural — Natural field value
• landuse — Landuse field value
• water — Water field is not null
• waterway — Waterway field value
• way — Geometry
  

Coastline 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Land border 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Ocean border 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Legend of map of Libya and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Libya

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	215
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	468
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	8
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	34
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	14
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	1

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	23
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	1
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	307

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	21
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	47
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	111
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	37
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	2
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	80
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	2
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	1
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	6
Region or country	polygons	place = 'region' / place = 'county'	2

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	924

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	809419
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	421
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	389
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	547

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	16
police	points	amenity = 'police'	493
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	50
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	14
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	182
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	12
library	points	amenity = 'library'	126
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	22
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	70
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	1
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	70
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	183
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	18
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	26
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	48
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	20
university	points	amenity = 'university'	25
school	points	amenity = 'school'	1309
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	58
college	points	amenity = 'college'	317
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	1154
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	189
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	612
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	58
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	69
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	27
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	12
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	5
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	18
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	3
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	708
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	289
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	1237
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	19
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	16
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	1
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	47
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	30
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	154
car sharing	points	amenity = 'car_sharing'	2
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	8
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	600
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	139
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	18
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	36
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	98
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	1199
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	73
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	37
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	9

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	3281
Shinto shrine	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'shinto'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	96
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	19
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	11
track	points	leisure = 'track'	3
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	13
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	4
golf course	points	leisure = 'golf_course'	2

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	1534
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	786
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	1
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	27
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	159
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	737
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	884
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	32
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	8
books	points	shop = 'books'	41
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	264
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	150
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	17
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	52
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	73
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	69
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	136
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	73
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	39
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	368
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	45
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	5
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	186
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	110
car	points	shop = 'car'	267
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	6
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	119
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	180
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	107
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	6
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	207
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	560

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
athletics	points	sport = 'athletics'	2
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	3
gymnastics	points	sport = 'gymnastics'	1
motor	points	sport = 'motor'	1
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	22
horse racing	points	sport = 'horse_racing'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	155
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	715
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	126
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	49
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	146
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	116
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	238
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	261
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	29
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	21
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	133
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	6
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	453
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	1
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	89
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	3
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	55
map	points	information = 'map'	1
board	points	information = 'board'	2
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	2
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	79
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	72
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	141
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	49

Ground surface

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Coastlines	lines		1
Water surface	polygons		1
Land boundaries	polygons		1

Hydrography / Lakes, large rivers, swamps

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Lakes and large rivers	polygons	natural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank'	624
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	74
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	214

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	55
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	15
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	407
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	13545
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	14294

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	1204
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	7101

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	819
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	402
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	221
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	10
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	11
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	382
Watermill	points	man_made = 'watermill'	1

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	2972

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	83611

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	354
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	661
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	44
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	41649
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	34

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	42
Town	points	place = 'town'	159
Village	points	place = 'village'	607
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	89
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	29
The capital	points	place = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null	1

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Allotments	polygons	landuse = 'allotments'	6
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	47
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	13
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	595
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	113
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	123
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	6005
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	219
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	198
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	2
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	322
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	7
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	1512
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	79
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	174
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	193
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	4
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	3
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	133
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	1552
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	19
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	10
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	7
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	1
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	3
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	322
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	175
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	1
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	163
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	2
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	441
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	565

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	6027

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	2055

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1469
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1469

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	398

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	745

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	134

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	1093

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	21

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	48
Construction	lines	railway = 'construction'	61
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	13
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	58
tram	lines	railway = 'tram'	2

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	3958
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	3170
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	2339
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	4591
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	11028
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	202369
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	13857
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	1416
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	158
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	21
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	374
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	79
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	39
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	9168
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	1

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	707
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	136
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	22
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	1
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	152
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	355

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	52

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	1