Map of Bahrain 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 Bahrain in Shapefile: 17 985 buildings, 8 759 km of roads, 8 614 points of interest, 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
- Buildings
- Water
- Greenery
- Points of interest
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Buildings — polygons (Polygon) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
- Points of interest — points (Point) with names and tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Bahrain: 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 Bahrain is about 3.6 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 the Shapefile map of Bahrain
17,985 buildings (3,469 residential, 691 commercial, 406 industrial, 122 religious), 8,759.4 km of roads, 8,614 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 5,811 km², with about 3 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 3,632.8 km, service roads 2,522.3 km, unclassified roads 1,058.5 km.
The map marks 52 parks and 6 water bodies.
Key amenities: supermarkets — 166, convenience stores — 617, hotels — 168.
Public transport: 167 bus stops.
Shapefile with 17,985 buildings and 8,759.4 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: شارع الملك حمد, شارع الشيخ سلمان, شارع الشيخ جابر الأحمد الصباح, شارع البديع, شارع الشيخ حمد
Landmarks: مأتم الإمام علي, Rashid Al-Oraifi Museum, Abdulla Al Zayed House for Bahrain Press Heritage, نواف, Oil Museum
How to use Shapefile for Bahrain
- Select the Bahrain 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 Bahrain
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.
