EPSG:22780 · Lebanon
Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic to KML & KMZ
Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic (EPSG:22780) is a Oblique Stereographic coordinate system on the Deir ez Zor datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Lebanon - onshore. Syrian Arab Republic - onshore.
- Converter already set to EPSG:22780
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
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Good to know
- Datum: Published 3-parameter shift (typically a few metres).
Convert a whole spreadsheet
- Open the web app or the Windows app, and paste your rows from Excel or open a CSV file.
- Under Coordinate system, search for “22780” and pick Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic.
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Check points for EPSG:22780
Five points inside the area of use of Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic, with their latitude and longitude on WGS 84 and their easting and northing in this grid (metres). Enter an easting and northing in the converter above: you should get the latitude and longitude shown, to a few centimetres.
| Point | Latitude | Longitude | Easting | Northing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle of the area of use | 34.80500° N | 38.71000° E | -40,371.12 | 67,217.78 |
| Towards the north-west | 36.30200° N | 36.50800° E | -237,397.39 | 236,330.42 |
| Towards the north-east | 36.30200° N | 40.91200° E | 158,113.42 | 234,576.79 |
| Towards the south-west | 33.30800° N | 36.50800° E | -246,072.98 | -95,696.46 |
| Towards the south-east | 33.30800° N | 40.91200° E | 163,898.21 | -97,446.36 |
Common mistakes with Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic
- Easting and northing swapped. In Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic the middle of the grid is near easting -40,371.12 and northing 67,217.78. If your easting column holds numbers like 67,217.78, the columns are the wrong way round and every point lands far away: swap them before converting.
- Feet entered as metres. Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic is in metres. Coordinates copied from a drawing in feet must be converted first, or every point moves outwards from the grid's origin.
- Forgetting the datum. Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic is not on WGS 84: published 3-parameter shift (typically a few metres). Picking a WGS 84 grid with the same projection instead leaves the points off by that amount.
- Points outside the grid's area. Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic is meant for Lebanon - onshore. Syrian Arab Republic - onshore. Points well outside that area convert with growing error; the converter flags them so you can choose the right grid.
- A local site grid. If every point is off by the same distance and direction, the drawing may be on a local site grid. Calibrate on three or more known control points instead.
New to this? Read how to convert easting and northing to latitude and longitude.