Madīnat Ḩamad Geographic coordinates

Madīnat Ḩamad is in Northern, Bahrain, at latitude 26.11528 and longitude 50.50694. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

26.11528, 50.50694

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

26.1153° N 50.5069° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

26°6'55'' N 50°30'25'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39R 450704 2888544

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HRG4G84+4Q

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

theut64h9

Latitude and longitude of Madīnat Ḩamad

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 26.11528 50.50694
Decimal Degrees (DD) 26.1153° N 50.5069° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 26°6'55'' N 50°30'25'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 26°6.917' N 50°30.416' E

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26.1153° N 50.5069° E
Madīnat Ḩamad Parallel and meridian of Madīnat Ḩamad Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Madīnat Ḩamad

Distance to the equator 2,904 km (1,804 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,009 km (3,112 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,103 km (4,414 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,911 km (8,022 mi)
Elevation 35 m (115 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Madīnat Ḩamad

Madīnat Ḩamad lies near the same parallel as cities like Monterrey (Mexico) and near the same meridian as cities like Tehran (Iran).

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About geographic coordinates

The geographic coordinate system enables any place in the world to be located using its latitude and longitude. The latitude is the position relative to the equator, specifying the north-south position. The longitude specifies the east-west position measured from a reference meridian (usually the Greenwich Prime Meridian). The latitude and longitude of Madīnat Ḩamad have been calculated based on the geodetic datum WGS84.

Besides latitude and longitude, there are other systems to express a location: UTM coordinates divide the world into 60 zones and express positions in meters; the Plus Code is an open short code used by Google Maps; and the geohash is a compact format widely used in software applications.

All formats correspond to the same reference point at the center of Madīnat Ḩamad: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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