Al Quşayr Geographic coordinates

Al Quşayr is in Homs, Syria, at latitude 34.5078 and longitude 36.58029. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 541 m above sea level.

Flag of Syria Homs, Syria Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

34.5078, 36.58029

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

34.5078° N 36.5803° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

34°30'28.1'' N 36°34'49'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37S 277860 3821120

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G6RGH5J+44

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

sy4h23uyw

Latitude and longitude of Al Quşayr

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 34.5078 36.58029
Decimal Degrees (DD) 34.5078° N 36.5803° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 34°30'28.1'' N 36°34'49'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 34°30.468' N 36°34.817' E

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34.5078° N 36.5803° E
Al Quşayr, Syria Parallel and meridian of Al Quşayr Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Al Quşayr

Distance to the equator 3,837 km (2,384 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,333 km (2,071 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 6,170 km (3,834 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 13,844 km (8,602 mi)
Elevation 541 m (1,775 ft)
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Al Quşayr lies on 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 Al Quşayr 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 Quşayr: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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