Map of Al Rayyan in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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.shp
About Shapefile
Map of Al Rayyan in Shapefile: 39 643 buildings, 6 311 km of roads, 3 406 points of interest — 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 Al Rayyan: 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 Al Rayyan is about 13.8 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 Al Rayyan
39,643 buildings (1,354 residential, 278 commercial, 57 industrial, 111 religious), 6,310.8 km of roads, 3,406 points of interest, 45 landmarks.
The area covers 2,451 km², with about 16 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 2,031.7 km, service roads 1,648.6 km, unclassified roads 865.9 km.
0.2% of the area is green space.
The map marks 8 parks and 3 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 107, supermarkets — 78, convenience stores — 58.
Public transport: 33 bus stops, 50 tram stops, 9 metro stations.
Shapefile with 39,643 buildings and 6,310.8 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: طريق المجد, طريق سودا نثيل, طريق ام باب, طريق سلوى, شارع ام السنيم
Landmarks: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Al Rayyan Palace, مجمع الفردوس, m, The Miraculous Journey
How to use Shapefile for Al Rayyan
- Select the Al Rayyan 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 Al Rayyan
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.
