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