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.
36.7631, 45.7222
36.7631° N 45.7222° E
36°45'47.2'' N 45°43'19.9'' E
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| System | Lat. Latitude | Long. Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| 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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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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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.