Map of Afghanistan in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
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What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Afghanistan in Shapefile: 706 848 km of roads, 100% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Afghanistan: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Afghanistan is about 2 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in Afghanistan
782,533 buildings (80,470 residential, 2,893 commercial, 2,946 industrial, 662 religious), 706,847.6 km of roads, 47,144 points of interest.
The area covers 641,747 km², with about 1 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 215,955.6 km, unclassified roads 200,059.9 km, tertiary roads 173,065.4 km.
The map marks 1,438 parks and 3,370 water bodies.
Key amenities: colleges — 976, schools — 6,240, hospitals — 2,364.
Public transport: 2,407 bus stops, 113 tram stops, 30 metro stations, 786 rail stations.
Main streets: Памирский тракт, Gravel Road From Shahr-e-Buzurg to Ashkashim, د کندهار ترين کوټ سړک, Роҳи Роштқалъа, Panjab Road from Qarya Tikhak to Sar Kotal Qunaq
How to use Shapefile for Afghanistan
- Select the Afghanistan map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Afghanistan
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
