OpenStreetMap vector data for the Western Sahara region provides essential resources for mapping, navigation, and spatial analysis across this arid territory. GIS professionals and developers can utilize the freely available .pbf extract, updated daily, to load the area into tools like osm2pgsql or QGIS for custom applications and cartography. For a streamlined workflow, a premium QGIS 3 project is available, featuring pre-styled Shapefile or GeoPackage layers and map icons tailored to the region's unique geography. The area is defined by vast desert landscapes, significant sand dunes, and sparse infrastructure, making accurate geospatial data critical for infrastructure planning and environmental studies.
Main files
- [western_sahara.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 16 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to September 07 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 7.71MB; MD5 sum: 55588fe3c16ab649223974ee22bceb67.
Additional Files
- [western_sahara.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format
- [western_sahara.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format
Prepared geodata of West Sahara
You are getting:
- Fresh geo data from the Openstreetmap project in ESRI Shape or Geopackage format
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- Ready-made project for the QGIS 3 mapping program
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Samples of maps
West Sahara map layers
Amenity (areas) 411
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- amenity — amenity field value
- landuse — landuse field value
- leisure — leisure field value
- sport — sport field value
- type — type field value
- way — Geometry
Amenity (points) 603
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- amenity — amenity field value
- landuse — landuse field value
- leisure — leisure field value
- sport — sport field value
- type — type field value
- way — Geometry
Barriers (lines) 7240
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- barrier — barrier field value
- way — Geometry
Boundary (areas) 69
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- admin_level - Grade of administrative level
- way — Geometry
Boundary (lines) 207
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- admin_level - Grade of administrative level
- way — Geometry
Building 72778
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- building — building field value
- b_level — building:levels field value
- a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
- way — Geometry
Buildings (points) 7
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- building — building field value
- b_level — building:levels field value
- a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
- way — Geometry
Surfaces and land use 6328
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- natural — Natural field value
- landuse — Landuse field value
- wood — Wood field is not null
- leisure — Leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Leisure (areas) 357
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- leisure — leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Leisure (points) 16
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- leisure — leisure field value
- way — Geometry
Man made objects (points) 597
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- man_made — man_made field valu
- tower_type — tower:type field value
- way — Geometry
Natural (points) 13709
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- natural — natural field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (areas) 212
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- AMENITY — AMENITY field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (points) 11
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- AMENITY — AMENITY field value
- way — Geometry
Places (areas) 41
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- place — place field value
- official_s — official_status field value
- POPULATION — POPULATION field value
- way — Geometry
Places (points) 280
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- place — place field value
- official_s — official_status field value
- POPULATION — POPULATION field value
- is_capital — is_capital field value
- admin_level — Administrative grade value
- capital — capital field value
- way — Geometry
Power lines 508
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Power line towers 9632
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Railways 85
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
- traction — traction field value
- service — service field value
- BRIDGE — BRIDGE field value
- TUNNEL — TUNNEL field value
- way — Geometry
Railways (points) 82
Fields of layer: 
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
- public_transport — public_transport field value
- tram — tram field value
- station — station field value
- way — Geometry
Religion (areas) 85
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Religion (points) 16
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Roads 17972
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- ref — ref field value
- HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
- cycle — cycle field value
- horse — horse field value
- foot — foot field value
- lanes — lanes field value
- toll — toll field value
- width — width field value
- way — Geometry
Road infrastructure 586
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
- railway — railway field value
- way — Geometry
Shop (areas) 25
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- shop — shop field value
- way — Geometry
Shops (points) 237
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- shop — shop field value
- way — Geometry
Sport (areas) 72
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- sport — sport field value
- way — Geometry
Sport (points) 1
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- sport — sport field value
- way — Geometry
Tourism (areas) 31
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- TOURISM — TOURISM field value
- information — information field value
- historic — historic field value
- way — Geometry
Tourism (points) 242
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- TOURISM — TOURISM field value
- information — information field value
- historic — historic field value
- way — Geometry
Streams and ditches 1552
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
- way — Geometry
Lakes, swamps and large rivers 192
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- natural — Natural field value
- landuse — Landuse field value
- water — Water field is not null
- waterway — Waterway field value
- way — Geometry
Coastline 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Land border 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Ocean border 1
Fields of layer:
- id — Local ID
Legend of map of West Sahara and sample project
Statistics on objects in the West Sahara
Boundary / Boundary (lines)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | lines | admin_level = '2' | 75 |
| Administrative level 4 | lines | admin_level = '4' | 16 |
| Administrative level 5 | lines | admin_level = '5' | 23 |
| Administrative level 6 | lines | admin_level = '6' | 24 |
| Administrative level 8 | lines | admin_level = '8' | 2 |
Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | polygons | admin_level = '2' | 1 |
| Administrative level 4 | polygons | admin_level = '4' | 1 |
| Administrative level 5 | polygons | admin_level = '5' | 4 |
| Administrative level 6 | polygons | admin_level = '6' | 12 |
| Administrative level 8 | polygons | admin_level = '8' | 28 |
| Places | polygons | place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 21 |
Boundary of settlements and territories
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Village | polygons | place = 'village' | 8 |
| Hamlet | polygons | place = 'hamlet' | 10 |
| Locality | polygons | place = 'locality' | 2 |
| Isolated dwelling | polygons | place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 1 |
Building (points)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | points | building is not '' | 7 |
Building (polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | polygons | building is not '' | 72780 |
| Dominants | polygons | building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university' | 38 |
| Schools and kindergartens | polygons | building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten' | 40 |
| Under construction | polygons | building = 'construction' | 14 |
Facilities and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| bicycle parking | points | amenity = 'bicycle_parking' | 1 |
| police | points | amenity = 'police' | 11 |
| fire station | points | amenity = 'fire_station' | 1 |
| post office | points | amenity = 'post_office' | 23 |
| library | points | amenity = 'library' | 2 |
| townhall | points | amenity = 'townhall' | 2 |
| embassy | points | amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic' | 3 |
| community centre | points | amenity = 'community_centre' | 3 |
| cemetery | points | amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery' | 1 |
| marketplace | points | amenity = 'marketplace' | 7 |
| university | points | amenity = 'university' | 1 |
| school | points | amenity = 'school' | 17 |
| kindergarten | points | amenity = 'kindergarten' | 2 |
| pharmacy | points | amenity = 'pharmacy' | 158 |
| hospital | points | amenity = 'hospital' | 1 |
| clinic | points | amenity = 'clinic' | 3 |
| doctors | points | amenity = 'doctors' | 1 |
| dentist | points | amenity = 'dentist' | 2 |
| restaurant | points | amenity = 'restaurant' | 49 |
| fast food | points | amenity = 'fast_food' | 33 |
| cafe | points | amenity = 'cafe' | 78 |
| bar, biergarten | points | amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten' | 2 |
| shelter | points | amenity = 'shelter' | 2 |
| car rental | points | amenity = 'car_rental' | 6 |
| car wash | points | amenity = 'car_wash' | 4 |
| bank | points | amenity = 'bank' | 35 |
| atm | points | amenity = 'atm' | 8 |
| toilets | points | amenity = 'toilets' | 4 |
| bench | points | amenity = 'bench' | 8 |
| drinking water | points | amenity = 'drinking_water' | 3 |
| fuel | points | amenity = 'fuel' | 72 |
| bus station | points/polygons | amenity = 'bus_station' | 9 |
| taxi | points/polygons | amenity = 'taxi' | 2 |
| airport | points/polygons | amenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip' | 12 |
Facilities and Services / Places of Worship
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Mosque | points | amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim' | 14 |
Facilities and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| playground | points/polygons | leisure = 'playground' | 11 |
| sports centre | points/polygons | leisure = 'sports_centre' | 13 |
| stadium | points/polygons | leisure = 'stadium' | 13 |
| marina | points | leisure = 'marina' | 2 |
| slipway | points | leisure = 'slipway' | 1 |
Facilities and Services / Shops and Services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| supermarket, general | points | shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general' | 16 |
| bakery | points | shop = 'bakery' | 6 |
| kiosk | points | shop = 'kiosk' | 1 |
| department store | points | shop = 'department_store' | 3 |
| convenience | points | shop = 'convenience' | 39 |
| clothes | points | shop = 'clothes' | 2 |
| books | points | shop = 'books' | 1 |
| butcher | points | shop = 'butcher' | 9 |
| shoes | points | shop = 'shoes' | 2 |
| alcohol, beverages | points | shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages' | 3 |
| optician | points | shop = 'optician' | 4 |
| gift | points | shop = 'gift' | 4 |
| sports | points | shop = 'sports' | 57 |
| stationery | points | shop = 'stationery' | 2 |
| greengrocer | points | shop = 'greengrocer' | 11 |
| beauty | points | shop = 'beauty' | 3 |
| doityourself, hardwar | points | shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware' | 5 |
| computer | points | shop = 'computer' | 2 |
| hairdresser | points | shop = 'hairdresser' | 16 |
| car repair | points | shop = 'car_repair' | 9 |
Facilities and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Facilities and services / Tourist facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| artwork | points/polygons | tourism = 'artwork' | 3 |
| attraction | points/polygons | tourism = 'attraction' | 41 |
| camp site | points/polygons | tourism = 'camp_site' | 36 |
| caravan site | points/polygons | tourism = 'caravan_site' | 2 |
| guest house | points/polygons | tourism = 'guest_house' | 21 |
| hostel | points/polygons | tourism = 'hostel' | 6 |
| hotel | points | tourism = 'hotel' | 88 |
| information | points/polygons | tourism = 'information' | 30 |
| motel | points/polygons | tourism = 'motel' | 5 |
| museum | points/polygons | tourism = 'museum' | 5 |
| picnic site | points | tourism = 'picnic_site' | 1 |
| viewpoint | points | tourism = 'viewpoint' | 14 |
| zoo | points/polygons | tourism = 'zoo' | 1 |
| board | points | information = 'board' | 1 |
| guidepost | points | information = 'guidepost' | 3 |
| monument | points | historic = 'monument' | 4 |
| memorial | points | historic = 'memorial' | 4 |
| apartment | points | tourism = 'apartment' | 3 |
| camp pitch | points | tourism = 'camp_pitch' | 1 |
Ground surface
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Coastlines | lines | 1 | |
| Water surface | polygons | 1 | |
| Land boundaries | polygons | 1 |
Hydrography / Lakes, large rivers, swamps
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Lakes and large rivers | polygons | natural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank' | 120 |
| Wetland | polygons | natural = 'wetland' | 72 |
| water' and water not | polygons | natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir' | 92 |
Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Canal | lines | waterway = 'canal' | 1 |
| Drain | lines | waterway = 'drain' | 1 |
| River | lines | waterway = 'river' | 688 |
| Stream | lines | waterway = 'stream' | 844 |
| Others | lines | waterway is not '' | 1552 |
Infrastructure / Fences
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Fence | lines | barrier = 'fence' | 337 |
| Wall | lines | barrier = 'wall' | 6865 |
Infrastructure / Man-made objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tower | points | man_made = 'tower' | 207 |
| Cell tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication' | 140 |
| Water tower | points | man_made = 'water_tower' | 9 |
| Lookout tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation' | 6 |
| Lighthouse | points | man_made = 'lighthouse' | 5 |
| Water well | points | man_made = 'water_well' | 26 |
Infrastructure / Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Power lines | lines | power is not '' | 561 |
Infrastructure / Towers Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Towers Power lines | points | power is not '' | 9632 |
Natural objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Spring | points | natural = 'spring' | 5 |
| Peak | points | natural = 'peak' | 492 |
| Tree | points | natural = 'tree' | 13148 |
| Cave entrance | points | natural = 'cave_entrance' | 1 |
Settlements
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| City | points | place = 'city' | 5 |
| Town | points | place = 'town' | 8 |
| Village | points | place = 'village' | 45 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'hamlet' | 49 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'locality' | 74 |
Surfaces and land use
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Allotments | polygons | landuse = 'allotments' | 4 |
| Basin | polygons | landuse = 'basin' | 9 |
| Brownfield | polygons | landuse = 'brownfield' | 30 |
| Cemetery | polygons | landuse = 'cemetery' | 12 |
| Commercial | polygons | landuse = 'commercial' | 25 |
| Construction | polygons | landuse = 'construction' | 16 |
| Farm, farmland | polygons | landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland' | 326 |
| Farmyard | polygons | landuse = 'farmyard' | 77 |
| Forest | polygons | landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural' | 6 |
| Grass | polygons | landuse = 'grass' | 29 |
| Industrial | polygons | landuse = 'industrial' | 155 |
| Landfill | polygons | landuse = 'landfill' | 1 |
| Meadow | polygons | landuse = 'meadow' | 6 |
| Quarry | polygons | landuse = 'quarry' | 30 |
| Recreation ground | polygons | landuse = 'recreation_ground' | 27 |
| Reservoir | polygons | landuse = 'reservoir' | 1 |
| Residential | polygons | landuse = 'residential' | 792 |
| Retail | polygons | landuse = 'retail' | 34 |
| Salt pond | polygons | landuse = 'salt_pond' | 6 |
| Park | polygons | leisure = 'park' | 100 |
| Beach | polygons | natural = 'beach' | 75 |
| Fell | polygons | natural = 'fell' | 12 |
| Grassland | polygons | natural = 'grassland' | 21 |
| Heath | polygons | natural = 'heath' | 82 |
| Sand | polygons | natural = 'sand' | 102 |
| Scrub | polygons | natural = 'scrub' | 942 |
Territories of services and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Amenity | polygons | amenity is not '' | 411 |
Territories of services and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Leisure | polygons | leisure is not '' | 357 |
Territories of services and services / Religious objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 68 |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 68 |
Territories of services and services / Shops and services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Shop | polygons | shop is not '' | 25 |
Territories of services and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Sport | polygons | sport is not '' | 72 |
Territories of services and services / Tourist objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tourism | polygons | tourism is not '' | 31 |
Transport / Parking
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| parking | polygons | amenity = 'parking' | 212 |
Transport / Public transport routes
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
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Transport / Railway platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Platforms.webp)
Transport / Railways
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Abandoned | lines | railway = 'abandoned' | 11 |
| Railway | lines | railway = 'rail' + service is null | 13 |
| Service railway | lines | railway = 'rail' + service is not null | 59 |
Transport / Road
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Trunk | lines | highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link' | 88 |
| Primary | lines | highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link' | 324 |
| Secondary | lines | highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link' | 170 |
| Tertiary | lines | highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link' | 599 |
| Unclassified | lines | highway = 'unclassified' | 691 |
| Residential | lines | highway = 'residential' | 9678 |
| Service | lines | highway = 'service' | 1461 |
| Footway | lines | highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated' | 338 |
| Path | lines | highway = 'path' + cycle is not 'designated' + foot is not 'designated' + horse is not 'designated' | 240 |
| Construction | lines | highway = 'construction' | 11 |
| Road | lines | highway = 'road' | 5 |
| Living street | lines | highway = 'living_street' | 12 |
| Pedestrian | lines | highway = 'pedestrian' | 7 |
| Steps | lines | highway = 'steps' | 5 |
| Track | lines | highway = 'track' | 4312 |
Transport / Road infrastructure
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Crossing | points | highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing' | 384 |
| Traffic signals | points | highway = 'traffic_signals' | 41 |
| Mini roundabout | points | highway = 'mini_roundabout' | 1 |
| Stop | points | highway = 'stop' | 167 |
| Street lamp | points | highway = 'street_lamp' | 4 |
| Bus stop | points | highway = 'bus_stop' | 11 |
Transport / Roadside service
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Transport / Squares
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| square | polygons | place = 'square' | 4 |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Squere.webp)
Transport / Stations and platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Station | points | railway = 'station' | 8 |
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