Şanlıurfa Geographic coordinates

Şanlıurfa is in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, at latitude 37.16708 and longitude 38.79392. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 528 m above sea level.

Flag of Turkey Şanlıurfa, Turkey Northern · Eastern Hemisphere
Decimal coordinates Simple standard

37.16708, 38.79392

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

37.1671° N 38.7939° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

37°10'1.5'' N 38°47'38.1'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

37S 481704 4113427

Plus Code Open Location Code

8G9W5Q8V+RH

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

syee6y0cg

Latitude and longitude of Şanlıurfa

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 37.16708 38.79392
Decimal Degrees (DD) 37.1671° N 38.7939° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 37°10'1.5'' N 38°47'38.1'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 37°10.025' N 38°47.635' E

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37.1671° N 38.7939° E
Şanlıurfa Parallel and meridian of Şanlıurfa Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Şanlıurfa

Distance to the equator 4,133 km (2,568 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 3,413 km (2,121 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 5,874 km (3,650 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 14,140 km (8,786 mi)
Elevation 528 m (1,732 ft)
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Cities near the latitude and longitude of Şanlıurfa

Şanlıurfa lies on the same parallel as cities like Seoul (South Korea) and on the same meridian as cities like Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).

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

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