EPSG:22700 Deir ez Zor / Levant Zone
Projected system (Lambert Conic Near-Conformal) in use: Asia - Middle East - Lebanon and Syria onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
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| Code | EPSG:22700 |
|---|---|
| Name | Deir ez Zor / Levant Zone |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Near-Conformal |
| Area of use |
Asia - Middle East - Lebanon and Syria onshore Lebanon - onshore. Syrian Arab Republic - onshore. |
| Bounds | W 35,04° · S 32,31° · E 42,38° · N 37,30° |
| Countries | Lebanon, Syria |
| Datum | Deir ez Zor |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (IGN) a = 6378249.2 m · 1/f = 293.466021294 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4227 — Deir ez Zor |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone) |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 34.65 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 37.35 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996256 | unity |
| False easting | 300000 | metre |
| False northing | 300000 | metre |
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Deir_ez_Zor_Levant_Zone",GEOGCS["GCS_Deir_ez_Zor",DATUM["D_Deir_ez_Zor",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_IGN",6378249.2,293.466021293627]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Near-Conformal"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",34.65],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",37.35],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996256],PARAMETER["False easting",300000.0],PARAMETER["False northing",300000.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Lebanon
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.