Afghanistan

Main files

• [afghanistan.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -18 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to April 18 2024 07:18:43. File size: 88.73MB; MD5 sum: 420cc1c8ee3112b06e77270b03d19c58.

Additional Files

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

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

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Afghanistan map layers

Amenity (areas) 2105

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) 4752

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) 5696

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 489

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) 3443

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 1659693

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) 4710

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 117973

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) 102

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) 149

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) 1215

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) 247916

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 188

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) 223

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) 906

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) 5821

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 193

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 14411

Fields of layer:

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

Railway platforms 6

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 439

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) 25

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) 663

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) 2682

Fields of layer:

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

Roadside service 1

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
• way — Geometry

Roads 201447

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 554

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) 345

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) 1154

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) 66

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) 87

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) 147

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) 823

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 43

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 18645

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 3224

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 Afghanistan and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Afghanistan

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	423
Administrative level 3	lines	admin_level = '3'	5
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	841
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	1189
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	875
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	11
Administrative level 9	lines	admin_level = '9'	9
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'	34
Administrative level 5	polygons	admin_level = '5'	397
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	1
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	1
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	894

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	8
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	17
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	271
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	519
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	3
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	3
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	29
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	1
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	43

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	4710

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	1659693
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	239
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	1119
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	341

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	1
police	points	amenity = 'police'	74
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	6
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	2
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	18
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	6
library	points	amenity = 'library'	9
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	13
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	5
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	16
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	15
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	6
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	11
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	38
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	118
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	1
university	points	amenity = 'university'	19
school	points	amenity = 'school'	460
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	13
college	points	amenity = 'college'	16
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	89
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	112
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	109
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	20
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	23
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	1
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	1
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	7
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	10
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	226
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	44
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	70
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	2
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	12
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	28
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	33
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	1
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	92
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	49
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	47
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	14
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	116
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	526
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	108
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	1
airport	points/polygons	amenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip'	1
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	64

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	1
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	1968
Sikh temple	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'sikh'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	12
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	27
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	7
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	1

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	111
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	94
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	2
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	7
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	9
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	293
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	30
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	11
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	33
books	points	shop = 'books'	27
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	10
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	7
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	4
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	6
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	2
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	7
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	13
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	1
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	14
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	4
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	10
car	points	shop = 'car'	8
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	3
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	17
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	12
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	5
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	1
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	33
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	35

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Bowling	points	sport = '10pin' / sport = 'bowling'	3
athletics	points	sport = 'athletics'	4
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	2
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	4
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	3
volleyball	points	sport = 'volleyball'	5

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	26
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	51
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	106
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	18
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	123
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	26
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	98
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	10
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	3
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	11
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	4
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	52
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	1
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	1
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	6
board	points	information = 'board'	3
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	1
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	23
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	29
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	87

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'	2951
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	190
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	362

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	2023
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	638
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	3031
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	10659
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	18645

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	515
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	5181

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	471
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	129
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	31
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	97
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	696
Watermill	points	man_made = 'watermill'	15

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	196

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	14925

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	175
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	1487
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	4
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	246236
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	14

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	38
Town	points	place = 'town'	301
Village	points	place = 'village'	2489
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	1804
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	139
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'	10
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	17
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	168
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	251
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	691
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	15
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	74267
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	331
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	234
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	58
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	348
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	214
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	1009
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	8
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	60
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	132
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	6
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	8
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	84
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	38150
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	18
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	4
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	11
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	2
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	312
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	2
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	63
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	3
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	276
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	191

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	2739

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	980

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	663
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	663

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	683

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	129

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	140

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	188

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
train	lines	route = 'train'	3
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	40

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	6

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	4
Construction	lines	railway = 'construction'	2
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	8
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	93
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	330
Subway	lines	railway = 'subway'	1
monorail	lines	railway = 'monorail'	1

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	1739
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	1643
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	3358
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	24333
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	33599
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	103776
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	10047
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	3393
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	29
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	285
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	21
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	1742
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	200
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	55
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	17190
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	37

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	301
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	16
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	2
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	9
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	226

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
services	polygons	highway = 'services'	1

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	12

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	22
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	3