Download Syria map in GeoPackage format

A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download

Download GeoPackage≈ 9.8 MBOpen Beta

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Map passport

Area190 391 km²

Buildings1 286 057

Roads261 285 km

Points of interest54 535

What this map contains by default

This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.

FormatGeoPackage .gpkg

LayersRoads, Water, Greenery change

Stylestandard change

Detailoverview (auto) change

House numbersnot visible at this scale change

Points of interestnot visible at this scale change

Coordinate systemWGS 84 (auto) change

Sheet sizeauto change

Relief & gridoff change

About GeoPackage

Map of Syria in GeoPackage: 261 285 km of roads, 4% 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

What the file carries

The GeoPackage file for Syria: the whole map comes as a single file, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, layers live inside the file as named entities, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.

File size

The expected size of the GeoPackage file for Syria is about 9.8 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.

GeoPackage file passport

Estimated from the place's OSM data; exact figures are in the file after the build.

GeoPackage layer tables: 3
Features by geometry type (estimated): points 0, lines ≈ 1 306 426, polygons 25 339
Most common tags of the place: highway=residential ≈ 428 062, highway=unclassified ≈ 385 166, highway=tertiary ≈ 227 568, highway=service ≈ 78 510, highway=secondary ≈ 74 420, highway=primary ≈ 46 964, highway=trunk ≈ 41 708, highway=motorway ≈ 19 695, highway=living_street ≈ 2 940, highway=pedestrian ≈ 792

Losses: not in the file: Buildings 1 286 057, Points of interest 54 535.

Build recipe: GeoPackage (OGC, SQLite): a single .gpkg, layer → table with a spatial index, WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) by default, frame 631 × 554 km, simplification tolerance 334 m.

Coordinate systems

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard

Category	GIS
File extension	`.gpkg`
Tier	Open Beta

How many times GeoPackage was built in the last 90 days

Syria: 0
Whole site: 437
Median file size: 3.6 MB
Median build time: 5.8 s

Medians are based on all builds on the site

How to use GeoPackage for Syria

QGIS (free) — drag the .gpkg into the program window; a list of layers appears, tick the ones you need.
ArcGIS Pro — Add Data, choose the .gpkg: the feature classes connect as if from a geodatabase.
ogr2ogr — ogrinfo -so map.gpkg shows the list of layers, and ogr2ogr -f PostgreSQL PG:"..." map.gpkg loads them all into PostGIS in one command.

Programs that open GeoPackage

QGISArcGISGeoServerMapServerSpatiaLite GUIGDAL/OGR

FAQ: GeoPackage for Syria

Why is GeoPackage better than Shapefile?

GeoPackage stores all layers in one file, supports long field names, UTF-8, and has no size limit.

Can I open GeoPackage in QGIS?

Yes, QGIS is the best free editor for GeoPackage. Just drag the file into the window.

How do I find out which layers are inside the file?

In QGIS they are shown as a list when you add the file. On the command line — ogrinfo -so map.gpkg; in Python — fiona.listlayers("map.gpkg").

Which coordinate system do the layers arrive in?

WGS84 (EPSG:4326). You can reproject right inside QGIS when saving a layer, or with the ogr2ogr command and the -t_srs switch.

Can I edit the file and add my own layers?

Yes. A GeoPackage is a full-fledged SQLite database: QGIS writes edits and new layers into it, and any SQLite client runs SQL queries against the tables.