Mahābād Geographic coordinates

Mahābād is in West Azerbaijan, Iran, at latitude 36.7631 and longitude 45.7222. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,324 m above sea level.

Flag of Iran West Azerbaijan, Iran Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

36.7631, 45.7222

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

36.7631° N 45.7222° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

36°45'47.2'' N 45°43'19.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38S 564458 4068836

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H87QP7C+6V

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tn890ktbs

Latitude and longitude of Mahābād

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 36.7631 45.7222
Decimal Degrees (DD) 36.7631° N 45.7222° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 36°45'47.2'' N 45°43'19.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 36°45.786' N 45°43.332' E

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36.7631° N 45.7222° E
Mahābād Parallel and meridian of Mahābād Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Mahābād

Distance to the equator 4,088 km (2,540 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,033 km (2,506 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,919 km (3,678 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,095 km (8,758 mi)
Elevation 1,324 m (4,344 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Mahābād

Mahābād lies near the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) and near the same meridian as cities like Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

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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 Mahābād 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 Mahābād: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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