4.8. Mapping rules: Arabian Peninsula countries

4.8.1. Rules for entering all types of names

Use English as the source language when translating and transliterating toponyms into other non-local languages.

Use the local (Arabic) language when translating and transliterating into English.

Transliterate the definite article “Al” from English into Russian as “Аль” (except for commonly accepted names in Russian like Рас-эль-Хайма).

In official names in Arabic, use Latin characters and Western digits.

You can add alternative spellings as synonyms:

4.8.2. Buildings

Draw entrances to one-apartment residential buildings located in residential areas.

4.8.3. Roads

4.8.4. Administrative divisions

4.8.4.1

Localities and similar items that completely cover the entire territory of the UAE and are the smallest administrative division units that are used to divide the entire country (both within and outside cities), including city districts, are mapped as items with the “Locality” type (level 4), with the Municipality option selected.

Level 3 administrative division units (District) are parent for level 4 items (Locality).

4.8.4.2

For level 7 administrative divisions (Blocks), the “Has no official status” attribute is assigned to:

• Villa complexes.
• Small blocks that have a name with a number and that are part of a larger block of the same name (does not apply to parts of districts and municipalities).

4.8.5. Locations

Official names of items from this category should include the type of organization along with its proper name.

You should specify names in English.

For items from this category, we also recommend to add the name for caption without including the type.

4.8.6. Addresses

4.8.6.1

You can duplicate addresses on the map if one or more duplicate addresses meet both of the following conditions:

• They are the addresses of private houses (villas).
• They are associated with another parent item, but there's no way to determine the name of the item using available sources.

4.8.6.2

For villas that are part of a standard housing complex as well as those that have a serial number and unique address, draw an address point and link it to the administrative division item of the block type that was previously created for their villa complex.

4.8.6.3

Map small residential buildings and apartments, including those that have their own name, as address points linked to the minimal administrative division unit they're located in.

4.8.6.4

If a street name contains a letter, don't include it in the building number.

For example, if the address plate says “Al Khalas-Frond B Street 7”, specify the street name as “Al Khalas-Frond B Street” and enter “7” as the building number.

4.8.6.5

You can create addresses in formats like 001, 002, and similar, provided they are confirmed at the physical location or in official sources.

4.8.7. Forbidden locations

On the territory of Saudi Arabia, you're not allowed to map the following objects as items of the “Locations”, “Territories”, or “Fences” categories as well as enter their captions: