Somalia

Main files

• [somalia.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -12 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 20 2025 12:49:58. File size: 137.64MB; MD5 sum: 290af420f47ddbd4e85dc79bc03b0dca.

Additional Files

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

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

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Somalia map layers

Amenity (areas) 310

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) 932

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) 11649

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 252

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) 1183

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 808621

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) 94

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 202748

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) 115

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) 120

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) 2236

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) 2249

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 23

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) 25

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) 527

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) 56289

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 1

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 1

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 3

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
  

Religion (areas) 842

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) 1525

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 247212

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 99

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) 9

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) 134

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) 88

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) 89

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) 28

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) 879

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 5

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 44849

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 22084

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 Somalia and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Somalia

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	182
Administrative level 3	lines	admin_level = '3'	29
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	210
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	197
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	523
Administrative level 9	lines	admin_level = '9'	42

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 3	polygons	admin_level = '3'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	6
Administrative level 5	polygons	admin_level = '5'	19
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	210
Administrative level 9	polygons	admin_level = '9'	15
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	526

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	1
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	6
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	77
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	99
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	49
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	1
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	23
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	270

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	94

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	808621
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	80
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	140
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	799

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	3
police	points	amenity = 'police'	27
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	3
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	2
library	points	amenity = 'library'	1
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	6
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	2
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	6
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	51
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	1
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	72
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	6
university	points	amenity = 'university'	2
school	points	amenity = 'school'	69
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	1
college	points	amenity = 'college'	4
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	11
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	21
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	10
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	1
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	3
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	1
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	1
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	63
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	9
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	28
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	4
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	4
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	4
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	5
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	1
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	47
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	17
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	1
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	6
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	22
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	58
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	51
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	4

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	678

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	4
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	1

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	21
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	4
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	2
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	9
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	5
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	8
books	points	shop = 'books'	3
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	1
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	1
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	4
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	4
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	8
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	2
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	18
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	3
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	3
car	points	shop = 'car'	3
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	1
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	2
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	4
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	2
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	4
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	13

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	10
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	127
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	11
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	3
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	40
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	4
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	119
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	3
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	2
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	4
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	443
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	1
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	9
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	3
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	72

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'	18231
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	1333
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	6864

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	99
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	237
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	5851
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	32886
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	44849

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	8106
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	3543

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	614
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	496
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	31
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	1
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	9
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	1565

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	1

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	6

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	220
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	673
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	1354
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	2

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	31
Town	points	place = 'town'	116
Village	points	place = 'village'	5970
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	11078
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	3587
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'	1
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	157
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	6
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	141
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	24
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	4
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	38554
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	330
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	983
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	193
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	1
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	81
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	1
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	48666
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	177
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	2
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	2521
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	30580
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	6
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	4
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	3
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	3
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	97
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	51
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	10127
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	4119
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	19102
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	26290

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	1345

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	316

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	842
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	842

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	11

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	92

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	27

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	23

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	5

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	3

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	311
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	706
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	773
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	1957
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	41343
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	64466
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	1602
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	135
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	6
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	6
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	390
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	149
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	2
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	135366

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	79
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	7
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	3
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	10

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	1

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count