Map of Lebanon in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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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 Lebanon in Shapefile: 502 556 buildings, 56 652 km of roads, 23 169 points of interest, 8% 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 Lebanon: 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 Lebanon is about 9 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 Lebanon
502,556 buildings (10,647 residential, 649 commercial, 755 industrial, 1,724 religious), 56,652.0 km of roads, 23,169 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 14,841 km², with about 34 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 25,531.9 km, unclassified roads 12,727.3 km, tertiary roads 6,436.8 km.
8.3% of the area is green space.
The map marks 190 parks and 181 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 1,408, hospitals — 347, pharmacies — 1,523.
Public transport: 1,270 bus stops, 1 tram stops, 18 rail stations.
Shapefile with 502,556 buildings and 56,652.0 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: طريق البحر, اتوستراد السلام, Halboun, כביש הצפון, طريق عمان
Landmarks: متحف المشاهير, متحف ومنزل بغس سنابيان, متحف الاستقلال, متحف الحياة البرية والبحرية, MACAM
How to use Shapefile for Lebanon
- Select the Lebanon 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 Lebanon
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.
