‘Afrīn Geographic coordinates

‘Afrīn is in Aleppo, Syria, at latitude 36.51194 and longitude 36.86954. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 229 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

36.51194, 36.86954

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

36.5119° N 36.8695° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

36°30'43'' N 36°52'10.3'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37S 309222 4042843

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G8RGV69+QR

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sy6pwyz96

Latitude and longitude of ‘Afrīn

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 36.51194 36.86954
Decimal Degrees (DD) 36.5119° N 36.8695° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 36°30'43'' N 36°52'10.3'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 36°30.716' N 36°52.172' E

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36.5119° N 36.8695° E
‘Afrīn Parallel and meridian of ‘Afrīn Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about ‘Afrīn

Distance to the equator 4,060 km (2,523 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,274 km (2,035 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,947 km (3,695 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,067 km (8,741 mi)
Elevation 229 m (751 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of ‘Afrīn

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

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