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Latitude: (shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels.

Longitude:(shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians.

Middle East Latitude and Longitude examples: (see map)

Ankara, Turkey: 39° 55' N / 32° 51' E
Baghdad, Iraq: 33° 19' N / 44° 25' E
Islamabad, Pakistan: 33° 43' N / 73° 3' E
Muscat, Oman: 23° 36' N / 58° 35' E
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 24° 42' N / 46° 43' E
Sana, Yemen: 15° 21' N / 44° 12' E
Tehran, Iran: 35° 41' N / 51° 25' E

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