Baghdad

Iraq

Baghdad is the capital and the largest city of Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris in central Iraq. With an estimated population of 8 million, it ranks among the most populous and largest cities in the Middle East and the Arab world and constitutes 22% of Iraq's population. Baghdad is a primary financial and commercial center in the region.

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Country: Iraq
Population: 5,054,000
Latitude: 33.34° N
Longitude: 44.39° E

Which way is Baghdad from…

From Paris, Baghdad lies at 101° to the east, 3,859 km as the crow flies.

Paris	101° east	3,859 km
London	102° east	4,090 km
New York	47° north-east	9,642 km
Madrid	85° east	4,296 km
Rome	98° east	2,946 km
Montreal	48° north-east	9,257 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	349° north	6,142 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Baghdad is not south-east of London, even if a flat map suggests so with its 119°: the compass says 102°, east, 4,090 km away. From New York, the gap widens: 94° on the map, 47° on the compass, north-east. A landmark for Iraq’s capital: it shares the latitude of Damascus, which lies due west, 751 km away.