Al-Hamdaniya Geographic coordinates

Al-Hamdaniya is in Nineveh, Iraq, at latitude 36.27093 and longitude 43.37758. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 274 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

36.27093, 43.37758

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

36.2709° N 43.3776° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

36°16'15.3'' N 43°22'39.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38S 354271 4015220

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H8579CH+92

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

syqy74ft6

Latitude and longitude of Al-Hamdaniya

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 36.27093 43.37758
Decimal Degrees (DD) 36.2709° N 43.3776° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 36°16'15.3'' N 43°22'39.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 36°16.256' N 43°22.655' E

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36.2709° N 43.3776° E
Al-Hamdaniya Parallel and meridian of Al-Hamdaniya Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al-Hamdaniya

Distance to the equator 4,033 km (2,506 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,855 km (2,395 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,974 km (3,712 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,040 km (8,724 mi)
Elevation 274 m (899 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al-Hamdaniya

Al-Hamdaniya lies near the same parallel as cities like Tokyo (Japan) and near the same meridian as cities like Nizhniy Novgorod (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-Hamdaniya 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-Hamdaniya: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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