Al Mishkhāb Geographic coordinates

Al Mishkhāb is in Najaf, Iraq, at latitude 31.80437 and longitude 44.4893. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.80437, 44.4893

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.8044° N 44.4893° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°48'15.7'' N 44°29'21.5'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 451659 3518865

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H36RF3Q+PP

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

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Latitude and longitude of Al Mishkhāb

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.80437 44.4893
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.8044° N 44.4893° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°48'15.7'' N 44°29'21.5'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°48.262' N 44°29.358' E

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31.8044° N 44.4893° E
Al Mishkhāb Parallel and meridian of Al Mishkhāb Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Mishkhāb

Distance to the equator 3,536 km (2,197 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,173 km (2,593 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,471 km (4,021 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,543 km (8,415 mi)
Elevation 24 m (79 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Mishkhāb

Al Mishkhāb lies on the same parallel as cities like Shanghai (China) and near the same meridian as cities like Mogadishu (Somalia).

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

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