‘Irqah Geographic coordinates

‘Irqah is in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, at latitude 24.68029 and longitude 46.61109. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 662 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

24.68029, 46.61109

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

24.6803° N 46.6111° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

24°40'49'' N 46°36'39.9'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

38R 663007 2730505

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HP8MJJ6+4C

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

th3hksvjj

Latitude and longitude of ‘Irqah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 24.68029 46.61109
Decimal Degrees (DD) 24.6803° N 46.6111° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 24°40'49'' N 46°36'39.9'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 24°40.817' N 46°36.665' E

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24.6803° N 46.6111° E
‘Irqah Parallel and meridian of ‘Irqah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about ‘Irqah

Distance to the equator 2,744 km (1,705 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 4,685 km (2,911 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,263 km (4,513 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,751 km (7,923 mi)
Elevation 662 m (2,172 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of ‘Irqah

‘Irqah lies near the same parallel as cities like Dhaka (Bangladesh) and near the same meridian as cities like Saratov (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 ‘Irqah 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 ‘Irqah: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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