EPSG Library · United Arab Emirates

EPSG:27040 — Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N

Source: EPSG Dataset via PROJ 9.5.1 · Updated 2026-10-05

Summary

EPSG:27040 (Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N) is a projected coordinate reference system on the Nahrwan 1967 datum using the Transverse Mercator method, with coordinates in metres. Area of use: United Arab Emirates (UAE) onshore and offshore east of 54°E - Abu Dhabi; Dubai; Sharjah; Ajman; Fujairah; Ras Al Kaimah; Umm Al Qaiwain.

Type: projected
Datum: Nahrwan 1967
Units: metre
Axes: E, N
Central meridian: 57°

Definition

EPSG:27040 as published in the EPSG Dataset (PROJ 9.5.1).
Property	Value
EPSG code	EPSG:27040
Name	Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N
Type	Projected CRS
Datum	Nahrwan 1967
Ellipsoid	Clarke 1880 (RGS) (a = 6,378,249.145 m, 1/f = 293.465)
Prime meridian	Greenwich
Projection method	Transverse Mercator
Axes	Easting (E, east, metre); Northing (N, north, metre)
Scope	Engineering survey, topographic mapping.
Bounding box	54° to 57.13° longitude, 22.63° to 26.27° latitude

Area of use

United Arab Emirates (UAE) onshore and offshore east of 54°E - Abu Dhabi; Dubai; Sharjah; Ajman; Fujairah; Ras Al Kaimah; Umm Al Qaiwain.

Projection parameters

Transverse Mercator parameters.
Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	57	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.9996	unity
False easting	500,000	metre
False northing	0	metre

Example coordinates

A WGS 84 point at longitude 56.88°, latitude 24.0° (inside the area of use) has these coordinates in EPSG:27040:

Computed with PROJ using the EPSG default operation: unavailable until proj_trans is called.
Axis	Value	Unit
E	487,670.915	m
N	2,653,814.201	m

At this point the projection scale factor is 0.99960184 and the grid convergence is -0.048808°.

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Transformations to WGS 84

Candidate operations from the EPSG Dataset, best first as ranked by PROJ.
Operation	Accuracy	Area of use
axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (3) + axis order change (2D)	44 m	United Arab Emirates (UAE) - onshore and offshore. Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umm al Qaywayn, Al Fujairah, Ras al Khaymah.
axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (11) + axis order change (2D)	5 m	United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Abu Dhabi onshore and offshore.
axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (12) + axis order change (2D)	0.15 m	United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Abu Dhabi onshore.
axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (5) + axis order change (2D)	1 m	Qatar - offshore.
axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (7) + axis order change (2D)	2 m	United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Abu Dhabi offshore.
axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (15) + axis order change (2D)	1 m	United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Abu Dhabi onshore east of 54°E.
axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (14) + axis order change (2D)	1 m	United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Abu Dhabi onshore west of 54°E.
axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (9) + axis order change (2D)	5 m	United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Dubai offshore - Falah, Fateh and Rashid oilfields.

Transformations change the datum, so each has an accuracy and an area of use. Choose the most accurate one that covers your data and record its name. See datum transformations.

Definitions and downloads

PROJ string

+proj=utm +zone=40 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

A PROJ string cannot carry every EPSG detail (axis order, datum ensemble, transformations). Prefer WKT2 or the EPSG code itself.

Proj4js definition used by the converter

+proj=utm +zone=40 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +towgs84=-249,-156,381 +no_defs

Datum shift from Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG accuracy 44 m), the best single Helmert operation for this area of use. Where PROJ prefers a grid-based or multi-step operation (see the table above), results can differ by up to that operation's accuracy.

WKT2:2019

PROJCRS["Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N", BASEGEOGCRS["Nahrwan 1967", DATUM["Nahrwan 1967", ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4270]], CONVERSION["UTM zone 40N", METHOD["Transverse Mercator", ID["EPSG",9807]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",57, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8802]], PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996, SCALEUNIT["unity",1], ID["EPSG",8805]], PARAMETER["False easting",500000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8806]], PARAMETER["False northing",0, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8807]]], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["(E)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["(N)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."], AREA["United Arab Emirates (UAE) onshore and offshore east of 54°E - Abu Dhabi; Dubai; Sharjah; Ajman; Fujairah; Ras Al Kaimah; Umm Al Qaiwain."], BBOX[22.63,54,26.27,57.13]], ID["EPSG",27040]]

Downloads

27040.prj — ESRI WKT for shapefiles
27040.wkt — OGC WKT2:2019

FAQ

What is EPSG:27040?

Where can EPSG:27040 be used?

Its area of use is: United Arab Emirates (UAE) onshore and offshore east of 54°E - Abu Dhabi; Dubai; Sharjah; Ajman; Fujairah; Ras Al Kaimah; Umm Al Qaiwain.

Is EPSG:27040 in metres or degrees?

EPSG:27040 is projected, so coordinates are easting and northing in metres, not degrees.

How do I convert EPSG:27040 to latitude and longitude?

Transform from EPSG:27040 to EPSG:4326 (WGS 84). In GeoCAD Bridge open the coordinate converter with EPSG:27040 preselected, enter easting and northing, and choose WGS 84 as the target.

What is the central meridian of EPSG:27040?

57° (UTM zone 40), with a scale factor of 0.9996, false easting 500 000 m and false northing 0 m.

How accurate is the transformation from EPSG:27040 to WGS 84?

The most accurate EPSG transformation listed here is “axis order change (2D) + Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (12) + axis order change (2D)”, with a stated accuracy of 0.15 m for United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Abu Dhabi onshore.. Always check the area of use before applying it.

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References

IOGP. EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, epsg.org/crs_27040.
PROJ 9.5.1 / pyproj 3.7.2, used to compute every value on this page.

Cite this page

GeoCAD Bridge. “EPSG:27040 — Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N.” GeoCAD Bridge EPSG Library, updated 2026-10-05. https://www.geocadbridge.com/epsg/27040/