Syrian Arab Republic

Elevation, slope and contours for every point in Syria, ready per governorate: a 30 m elevation model, six slope classes, 75,316 contour lines at 25 m, a hillshade, and a per-sub-district table of minimum and maximum elevation, mean slope and share of steep land — in UTM 37N for direct measurement in metres.

In short

Highest point in Qatana (2,810 m); lowest in Al-Butayhah (-213 m).

The steepest sub-districts are listed in the table.

75,316 contour lines at 25 m in 14 layers.

Syria terrain map: 30 m elevation model, slope and 25 m contour lines per governorate — Reduced-resolution preview with a watermark; the full-resolution map is in the package.

Who it is for

Civil engineering, surveying and geography students, engineering offices doing road and site studies, and energy and water projects.

Method: what we add to the raw data

48 one-arc-second (about 30 m) elevation tiles were mosaicked, clipped to Syria with a 3 km margin, and projected to UTM 37N at 30 m.
The model was split per governorate with a 1 km margin into separate files, as integer metres, keeping files small and fast.
Slope was computed in percent and grouped into six engineering classes, from under 2% flat to over 30% very steep.
Contour lines every 25 m with an elevation field were extracted, one layer per governorate in a single file.
For each sub-district: minimum, maximum and mean elevation, mean slope, and the share of area steeper than 15%.

Product details

What you get	1 spatial layer in GeoPackage, 29 GeoTIFF rasters, 1 CSV table, lyrx and qml symbology for ArcGIS Pro and QGIS, a PNG map at 220 dpi, and an Arabic and English guide
Formats	GPKG, GeoTIFF, CSV, lyrx, qml, PNG
Coordinate system	WGS 84 (EPSG:4326); engineering rasters in UTM 37N (EPSG:32637)
Licence	Commercial use allowed for you and the organisation you buy for; no resale or redistribution
Delivery	A private download link valid for 24 hours, within 6 hours of payment confirmation
Package size	ZIP 261.5 MB
Personal data	The product contains no personal data

Spatial layers

subdistricts_terrain — polygons, 272: Sub-districts with elevation and slope statistics

Raster files (GeoTIFF)

dem_30m/ — 14 files, 30 m: Elevation model — one file per governorate
slope_classes_30m/ — 14 files, 30 m: Slope classes — one file per governorate
D087_hillshade_90m.tif — 7,155 × 6,292, 90 m: Hillshade of all Syria

Tables

D087_subdistricts_terrain.csv — 272 rows: Terrain statistics per sub-district

Limitations

The model is a surface model that includes buildings and trees in cities and forests, not bare ground only.
Vertical accuracy is a few metres, so it does not replace topographic survey for detailed design.
Contours are extracted automatically without manual smoothing and may look jagged on flat land.
UTM 37N is used for all of Syria; the scale error in the far west (west of 36° E) is under 0.1%.

FAQ

How long does delivery take?: Up to 6 hours after payment is confirmed.
How long does the download link last?: 24 hours, and it is renewed free on request.
Can I get a refund?: Digital products are not refundable once downloaded — unless the file is defective or does not match the description, in which case it is replaced or fully refunded.
What does the licence allow?: Commercial use is allowed for you and the organisation you buy for; resale or redistribution is not.

Syria terrain map: 30 m elevation model, slope and 25 m contour lines per governorate