WikiProject Pakistan
Welcome to OSM Pakistan!
| V・T・E Pakistan, Asia |
| latitude: 30, longitude: 70 |
| Browse map of Pakistan 30°00′00.00″ N, 70°00′00.00″ E |
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Pakistan is a country in Asia at latitude 30°00′00.00″ North, longitude 70°00′00.00″ East.
You can help!
There are many things you can do to help the map of Pakistan. Make sure to refer to the tagging guidelines below as well.
- Many roads missing on the outskirts of Karachi, in rural areas, and in Hyderabad.
- Many roads are missing in Karachi, Sukkur, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta.
- Hyderabad and Kohat are in better shape but still missing some roads.
Tagging Features
Highway
Roads should be tagged in accordance with their official classification or their significance. We can further refine this tagging scheme with active participation from OSM Pakistan users.
| Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| highway | motorway | This tag should be applied to the carriageways of all designated motorways (M1-M10). Do not tag highways as motorways which have not be designated as such by NHA, Pakistan. | ||
| highway | motorway_link | The link roads (sliproads / ramps) leading to and from a motorway (or between two motorways). Only use this on slip roads to which motorway regulations apply (the "last escape" slip road before a road becomes motorway is not a motorway_link and should be tagged as a trunk_link or primary_link as appropriate to the non-motorway road it diverges from) | ||
| highway | trunk | All National Highways built, maintained and designated as National Highways by NHA, Pakistan. | ||
| highway | trunk_link | The link roads (sliproads / ramps) leading to and from a National Highway. | ||
| highway | primary | A 6 or more lanes dual carriageway. Important or major highways in a city can also be tagged as primary. | ||
| highway | primary_link | The link roads (sliproads / ramps). | ||
| highway | secondary | Regional highways mostly maintained by the Provincial Governments connecting cities, towns or villages. | ||
| highway | tertiary | 4 lanes dual carriageway roads in a city or high importance roads. | ||
| highway | unclassified | No administrative classification. Unclassified roads typically form the lowest form of the interconnecting grid network. Note: This is not a marker for roads where we still need to choose a highway tag. | ||
| highway | residential | Roads accessing or around residential areas and which are not primary, secondary or tertiary. | ||
| highway | track | unmaintained and non-asphalt tracks | ||
| highway | service | A roadway providing connections to off-road destinations (such as car parks) or servicing private sites (such as industrial estates). Tagging a road as "service" indicates that the roadway should not be considered a through route nor expected to be of high quality. Pending a recognised tag for roads under construction, "service" may also be an appropriate tag for this purpose. |
Motorways
Tag as "motorway", typically rendered in blue.
| Road | Route | Length (km) | Details (Status) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M-1 | Islamabad to Peshawar | 155 | Access-controlled motorway with 6 lanes |
| M-2 | Lahore to Islamabad | 367 | Access-controlled motorway with 6 lanes
(Completed November 26, 1997) |
| M-3 | Lahore - Abdul Hakeem | 230 | Access-controlled motorway with 6 lanes |
| M-4 | Multan - Pindi Bhattian | 294 | Operational 4 lanes, which, in future can be increased to 6 lanes. |
| M-5 | Sukkur - Multan | 392 | Access-controlled motorway with 6 lanes completed on 5 November 2019 |
| M-6 | Hyderabad - Sukkur | 306 | Under-contruction (in January 2023) six lane access-controlled motorway. |
| M-7 | Kakkar via Dureji to Karachi | 303 | Proposed 2 lanes.
(Planned) |
| M-8 | Gwadar - Ratodero | 892 | Two lanes highway, completed |
| M-9 | Karachi - Hyderabad | 136 | Access-controlled 6 lanes motorway. |
| M-10 | Karachi Northern Bypass | 56 | Access-controlled motorway with 6 lanes.
(Completed 2007, restoration is in progress after bridge collapsed in 2007) |
| M-11 | Lahore to Sialkot | 103 | 4 lanes Operational since 18 March 2020 |
| M-14 | Hakla - Dera Ismail Khan | 285 | 4 lane access controlled motorway completed on 5 January 2022 |
| M-15 or E-35 | Hazara Motorway
Expressway 35 |
175 | 57km six lane access-controlled motorway from Burhan to Havelian
39km four lane access-controlled motorway from Havelian to Manshera 84km 2 lane partial access-controlled expressway from Manshera to Thakot |
| M-16 | Swat Motorway | 81 | Operational 4 lane access controlled motorway |
National Highways
Tag as "trunk", typically rendered in green.
| Reference | Name | Route | Length (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N5 | National Highway 5 (Grand Trunk Road) | Hyderabad-Moro-Multan-Sahiwal-Lahore-Jhelum-Rawalpindi-Peshawar-Torkham 1136962 1136962 | 1819 |
| N10 | Makran Coastal Highway | Lyari-Gwadar-Gabd | 653 |
| N15 | Mansehra-Naran-Jhalkhand | 240 | |
| N25 | RCD Highway | Karachi-Bela-Khuzdar-Kalat-Quetta-Chaman | 813 |
| N39 | Basima-Khuzdar | 110 | |
| N35 | Karakoram Highway (KKH) | Hasan Abdal-Abbottabad-Thakot-Gilgit-Khunjerab | 806 |
| N40 | Lakpass-Naukundi-Taftan | 610 | |
| N45 | Dir-Chitral | 309 | |
| N50 | Kuchlack-Zhob-Dera Ismail Khan | 531 | |
| N55 | Indus Highway | Kotri-Shikarpur-Dera Ghazi Khan-Kohat-Peshawar | 1264 |
| N65 | Sukkur-Sibi-Saryab | 385 | |
| N70 | Qila Saifullah-Loralai-Dera Ghazi Khan-Multan | 447 | |
| N75 | Murree Expressway | Islamabad-Satra Mile-Lower Topa (Murree)-Kohala | 90 |
| N80 | Tarnol-Kohat | 144 | |
| N85 | Hoshab-Pangjur-Nag-Basima-Surab | 487 | |
| N90 | Kwazakhela-Alpuri-Besham | 64 | |
| N95 | Chakdara-Mingora-Manglour-Kwazakhela-Madyan-Bahrain-Kalam | 135 | |
| S1 | Gilgit-Skardu | 167 | |
| S2 | Kohala-Muzaffarabad | 40 | |
| S3 | Muzaffarabad-Chakothi | 55 | |
| E3 | Wazirabad-Pindi Bhattian | 100 | |
| E4 | Faisalabad-Khanewal | 184 | |
| E5 | Khanewal-Lodhran Section | 100 |
Administrative units of Pakistan
The administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh), two autonomous territories (Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan) and one federal territory (Islamabad Capital Territory). Each province and territory is subdivided into divisions, which are further subdivided into districts, which are further subdivided into tehsils, or taluka, which are further subdivided into union councils.
- province / territory (tagged with admin_level 3)
- division (not yet implemented)
- district (tagged with admin_level 6)
- tehsil / taluka
- union council
- tehsil / taluka
- district (tagged with admin_level 6)
- division (not yet implemented)
Largest Cities
People Involved
If you are contributing to OSM Pakistan please do create an account on this wiki.
See Category:Users in Pakistan
Disaster response
There have been a number of disasters in Pakistan for which HOT and OpenStreetMappers in general have responded by helping to produce/improve maps with the potential to provide useful maps to aid agencies. Disasters include
Quality controls
See also
- OSM Map On Garmin
- Map Features - how to tag streets, and other features - Highly recommended!
- Editing Standards and Conventions
- Tagging FAQ
- Mapping techniques and related tricks and tips
- Better Mapping - notes from the British Cartographic Society on how to produce better maps