Al Wakrah Geographic coordinates

Al Wakrah is in Al Wakrah, Qatar, at latitude 25.17151 and longitude 51.60337. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

Flag of Qatar Al Wakrah, Qatar Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

25.17151, 51.60337

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

25.1715° N 51.6034° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

25°10'17.4'' N 51°36'12.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

39R 560802 2784075

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HQH5JC3+J8

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

thkxnq26t

Latitude and longitude of Al Wakrah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 25.17151 51.60337
Decimal Degrees (DD) 25.1715° N 51.6034° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 25°10'17.4'' N 51°36'12.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 25°10.291' N 51°36.202' E

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25.1715° N 51.6034° E
Al Wakrah Parallel and meridian of Al Wakrah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Wakrah

Distance to the equator 2,799 km (1,739 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,159 km (3,206 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,208 km (4,479 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,806 km (7,957 mi)
Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Al Wakrah

Al Wakrah lies on the same parallel as cities like Taipei (Taiwan) and on the same meridian as cities like Tehran (Iran).

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

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