Boshkengash Geographic coordinates

Boshkengash is in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, at latitude 38.46613 and longitude 68.80533. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 755 m above sea level.

Flag of Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

38.46613, 68.80533

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

38.4661° N 68.8053° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

38°27'58.1'' N 68°48'19.2'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

42S 483017 4257553

Plus Code Open Location Code

8JCCFR84+F4

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

twbfvdw92

Latitude and longitude of Boshkengash

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 38.46613 68.80533
Decimal Degrees (DD) 38.4661° N 68.8053° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 38°27'58.1'' N 68°48'19.2'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 38°27.968' N 68°48.32' E

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38.4661° N 68.8053° E
Boshkengash Parallel and meridian of Boshkengash Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Boshkengash

Distance to the equator 4,277 km (2,658 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,839 km (3,628 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,730 km (3,560 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,284 km (8,876 mi)
Elevation 755 m (2,477 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Boshkengash

Boshkengash lies near the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) and near the same meridian as cities like Kabul (Afghanistan).

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

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