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Damascus Coordinates

Rif Dimashq, Syria · Elevation 690m

Quick answer: Damascus is located at 33.510200, 36.291300 (N, E).

Different tools require different formats — Garmin devices default to DDM, military maps use MGRS, topo maps use UTM, and web apps expect Decimal Degrees. Copy whichever format your device or application needs. Click any format abbreviation to learn how it works.

All Coordinate Formats

DD

Decimal Degrees

33.510200, 36.291300
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

33°30'36.72"N 36°17'28.68"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

33°30.6120'N 36°17.4780'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

37S 248394 3711135
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

37SBT4839411135
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

svcy9u6e0
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8G5RG76R+46

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Damascus. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-33.510200, 36.291300

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-33.510200, 36.291300
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

33°30'36.72"S 36°17'28.68"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

33°30.6120'S 36°17.4780'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

37H 248394 6288865
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

37HBC4839488865
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kf1c3gdsb
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4GRRF7QR+WC

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 37SBT4839411135 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 37 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 37 runs 36° to 42° longitude.
Latitude Band S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square BT A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter B (west–east) and row letter T (south–north).
Easting 48394 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 11135 Distance north within the 100 km square. Same resolution as easting (10 m).

Geohash Precision

A geohash encodes coordinates by subdividing the Earth into progressively smaller cells. Each extra character roughly halves the cell area. The table below shows Damascus's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
s
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
sv
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
svc
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
svcy
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
svcy9
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
svcy9u
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
svcy9u6
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
svcy9u6e
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
svcy9u6e0
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

Precision 9 (highlighted) is the default and provides sub-5-metre accuracy for most applications.

About Damascus

Capital of Syria, often cited as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Live Converter

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DD

33.510200, 36.291300

DMS

33°30'36.72"N 36°17'28.68"E

DDM

33°30.6120'N 36°17.4780'E

UTM

37S 248394 3711135

MGRS

37SBT4839411135

GH

svcy9u6e0

OLC

8G5RG76R+46

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