EPSG:3394 Nahrwan 1934 / Iraq zone
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)) in use: Asia - Middle East - Iraq and SW Iran. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3394 |
|---|---|
| Name | Nahrwan 1934 / Iraq zone |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) |
| Area of use |
Asia - Middle East - Iraq and SW Iran Iraq - onshore; Iran - onshore northern Gulf coast and west bordering southeast Iraq. |
| Bounds | W 38,79° · S 29,06° · E 51,06° · N 37,39° |
| Countries | Iraq, Iran |
| Datum | Nahrwan 1934 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4744 — Nahrwan 1934 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Nahrwan 1934 to WGS 84 (6) (EPSG:7033) — accuracy 30 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 32.5 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 45 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9987864078 | unity |
| False easting | 1500000 | metre |
| False northing | 1166200 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_1=32.5 +lat_0=32.5 +lon_0=45 +k_0=0.9987864078 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=1166200 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +towgs84=-242.2,-144.9,370.3 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:3394.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Nahrwan_1934_Iraq_Zone",GEOGCS["GCS_Nahrwan_1934",DATUM["D_Nahrwan_1934",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1166200.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",45.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",32.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9987864078],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",32.5],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Iraq
- EPSG:3391Karbala 1979 / UTM zone 37N
- EPSG:3392Karbala 1979 / UTM zone 38N
- EPSG:3393Karbala 1979 / UTM zone 39N
- EPSG:3889IGRS
- EPSG:3890IGRS / UTM zone 37N
- EPSG:3891IGRS / UTM zone 38N
- EPSG:3892IGRS / UTM zone 39N
- EPSG:3893ED50 / Iraq National Grid
- EPSG:4667IKBD-92
- EPSG:4743Karbala 1979
- EPSG:4744Nahrwan 1934
- EPSG:6646Karbala 1979 / Iraq National Grid
- EPSG:7005Nahrwan 1934 / UTM zone 37N
- EPSG:7006Nahrwan 1934 / UTM zone 38N
- EPSG:7007Nahrwan 1934 / UTM zone 39N
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.