Al Başrah al Qadīmah Geographic coordinates

Al Başrah al Qadīmah is in Basra, Iraq, at latitude 30.50316 and longitude 47.81507. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

30.50316, 47.81507

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

30.5032° N 47.8151° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

30°30'11.4'' N 47°48'54.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 770180 3377912

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H29GR38+72

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

tj6j80cvg

Latitude and longitude of Al Başrah al Qadīmah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 30.50316 47.81507
Decimal Degrees (DD) 30.5032° N 47.8151° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 30°30'11.4'' N 47°48'54.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 30°30.19' N 47°48.904' E

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30.5032° N 47.8151° E
Al Başrah al Qadīmah Parallel and meridian of Al Başrah al Qadīmah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Başrah al Qadīmah

Distance to the equator 3,392 km (2,107 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,545 km (2,824 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,615 km (4,111 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,399 km (8,326 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Başrah al Qadīmah

Al Başrah al Qadīmah lies near the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Ulyanovsk (Russia).

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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 Al Başrah al Qadīmah 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 Al Başrah al Qadīmah: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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