Ar Riqqah Geographic coordinates

Ar Riqqah is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at latitude 25.26797 and longitude 55.31272. It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, near sea level.

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Decimal coordinates Simple standard

25.26797, 55.31272

DD Coodinates Decimal Degrees

25.268° N 55.3127° E

DMS Coordinates Degrees, Minutes and Seconds

25°16'4.7'' N 55°18'45.8'' E

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

40R 330092 2795688

Plus Code Open Location Code

7HQQ7897+53

Geohash Compact alphanumeric code

thrrdxvkx

Latitude and longitude of Ar Riqqah

System Lat. Long.
Decimal standard 25.26797 55.31272
Decimal Degrees (DD) 25.268° N 55.3127° E
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds (DMS) 25°16'4.7'' N 55°18'45.8'' E
Degrees and Decimal Minutes (DDM) 25°16.078' N 55°18.763' E

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25.268° N 55.3127° E
Ar Riqqah, United Arab Emirates Parallel and meridian of Ar Riqqah Distance rings (1,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 km)

Geographic facts about Ar Riqqah

Distance to the equator 2,810 km (1,746 mi)
Distance to the Greenwich meridian 5,519 km (3,430 mi)
Distance to the North Pole 7,198 km (4,472 mi)
Distance to the South Pole 12,817 km (7,964 mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Ar Riqqah lies on the same parallel as cities like Taipei (Taiwan) and on the same meridian as cities like Ufa (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 Ar Riqqah 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 Ar Riqqah: opened on a map, it may land on a specific street or spot downtown.

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