How much destruction is there in each neighbourhood, and which buildings need strengthening or demolition?

41,517 field-assessed buildings in 7 areas, each with a damage level on one four-level scale, its original assessment and its use, plus 71 neighbourhoods and zones with damaged-building counts and the share of severe damage.

In short

41,517 assessed buildings in 7 areas.

6,843 buildings (16.5%) severely damaged or dangerous.

Area with most assessed buildings: Deir ez-Zor (17,089).

Building damage map of seven Syrian areas: damage level of 41,517 buildings and destruction share per neighbourhood — Reduced-resolution preview with a watermark; the full-resolution map is in the package.

Who it is for

Contractors, engineering offices, municipalities and organisations working on reconstruction and shelter: to size the work per neighbourhood and set priorities.

Method: what we add to the raw data

Seven different scales were unified into one four-level scale: none or slight, moderate repairable, severe, dangerous or collapsed. The original assessment is kept in its own field.
Mapping: 0–10%, "green" and partial = 1; 11–30%, "yellow" and moderate = 2; 31–60%, "red" and severe = 3; over 60%, "very dangerous" and "collapsed" = 4.
All personal data was removed from the original surveys: residents' names and phone numbers, property numbers, names of engineers and committees, and report codes.
Building use was standardised in Arabic and English where recorded.
Buildings were summarised over 71 neighbourhoods and zones, with the share of severe or dangerous buildings in each.
Every building was linked to its governorate, district and sub-district.

Product details

What you get	2 spatial layers in GeoPackage, 2 CSV tables, lyrx and qml symbology for ArcGIS Pro and QGIS, a PNG map at 220 dpi, and an Arabic and English guide
Formats	GPKG, CSV, lyrx, qml, PNG
Coordinate system	WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
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 2.3 MB
Personal data	The product contains no personal data

Spatial layers

buildings_damage — points, 41,517: Buildings by damage level
areas_damage — polygons, 71: Neighbourhoods and zones by damage share

Tables

D095_damage_by_city.csv — 7 rows: Damage levels per city
D095_damage_by_area.csv — 71 rows: Damage per neighbourhood and zone

Limitations

Surveys were carried out at different times and in different circumstances (war and the 2023 earthquake), so comparisons between cities are approximate.
Deir ez-Zor, Az-Zabadani and An-Nashabiyeh use a three-level scale in the source, so they have no level 4.
Coverage is partial: surveyed neighbourhoods only, not whole cities.
Building use is recorded for only 12,528 buildings.
Assessments are visual field surveys and do not replace detailed structural study before repair.

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.

Building damage map of seven Syrian areas: damage level of 41,517 buildings and destruction share per neighbourhood