Damascus Geographic coordinates

Damascus is in Damascus Governorate, Syria, at latitude 33.5102 and longitude 36.29128. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 701 m above sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

33.5102, 36.29128

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

33.5102° N 36.2913° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

33°30'36.7'' N 36°17'28.6'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37S 248392 3711135

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G5RG76R+3G

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

svcy9u6e0

Latitude and longitude of Damascus

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 33.5102 36.29128
Decimal Degrees (DD) 33.5102° N 36.2913° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 33°30'36.7'' N 36°17'28.6'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 33°30.612' N 36°17.477' E

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33.5102° N 36.2913° E
Damascus, Syria Parallel and meridian of Damascus Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Damascus

Distance to the equator 3,726 km (2,315 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,347 km (2,080 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,281 km (3,903 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,733 km (8,533 mi)
Elevation 701 m (2,300 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Damascus

Damascus lies near the same parallel as cities like Los Angeles (United States) and on the same meridian as cities like Nairobi (Kenya).

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

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