Ash Shāmīyah Geographic coordinates

Ash Shāmīyah is in Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq, at latitude 31.96257 and longitude 44.60075. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

31.96257, 44.60075

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

31.9626° N 44.6008° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

31°57'45.3'' N 44°36'2.7'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 462273 3536356

Plus Code Open Location Code

8H36XJ72+28

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

svxtyft72

Latitude and longitude of Ash Shāmīyah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 31.96257 44.60075
Decimal Degrees (DD) 31.9626° N 44.6008° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 31°57'45.3'' N 44°36'2.7'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 31°57.754' N 44°36.045' E

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31.9626° N 44.6008° E
Ash Shāmīyah, Iraq Parallel and meridian of Ash Shāmīyah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ash Shāmīyah

Distance to the equator 3,554 km (2,208 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,176 km (2,595 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,453 km (4,010 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,561 km (8,426 mi)
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Ash Shāmīyah

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

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