Shaqlāwah Geographic coordinates

Shaqlāwah is in Erbil, Iraq, at latitude 36.40422 and longitude 44.32563. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 870 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

36.40422, 44.32563

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

36.4042° N 44.3256° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

36°24'15.2'' N 44°19'32.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38S 439532 4028995

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H86C83G+M7

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

syrx0ehvy

Latitude and longitude of Shaqlāwah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 36.40422 44.32563
Decimal Degrees (DD) 36.4042° N 44.3256° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 36°24'15.2'' N 44°19'32.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 36°24.253' N 44°19.538' E

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36.4042° N 44.3256° E
Shaqlāwah Parallel and meridian of Shaqlāwah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Shaqlāwah

Distance to the equator 4,048 km (2,515 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,931 km (2,442 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,959 km (3,703 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,055 km (8,733 mi)
Elevation 870 m (2,854 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Shaqlāwah

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

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