EPSG Library · Levant, Iraq and Turkey

EPSG:3393 — Karbala 1979 / UTM zone 39N

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

Summary

EPSG:3393 (Karbala 1979 / UTM zone 39N) is a projected coordinate reference system on the Karbala 1979 datum using the Transverse Mercator method, with coordinates in metres. Area of use: Iraq - onshore east of 48°E.

Type: projected
Datum: Karbala 1979
Units: metre
Axes: E, N
Central meridian: 51°

Definition

EPSG:3393 as published in the EPSG Dataset (PROJ 9.5.1).
Property	Value
EPSG code	EPSG:3393
Name	Karbala 1979 / UTM zone 39N
Type	Projected CRS
Datum	Karbala 1979
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	48° to 48.61° longitude, 29.87° to 31° latitude

Area of use

Iraq - onshore east of 48°E.

Projection parameters

Transverse Mercator parameters.
Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	51	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 48.36°, latitude 30.37° (inside the area of use) has these coordinates in EPSG:3393:

Computed with PROJ using the EPSG default operation: axis order change (2D) + Inverse of Karbala 1979 to WGS 84 (2) + UTM zone 39N.
Axis	Value	Unit
E	246,551.444	m
N	3,362,448.996	m

At this point the projection scale factor is 1.00039428 and the grid convergence is -1.335451°.

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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) + Karbala 1979 to WGS 84 (2) + axis order change (2D)	1 m	Iraq - onshore.

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=39 +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=39 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +towgs84=70.995,-335.916,262.898 +no_defs

Datum shift from Karbala 1979 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG accuracy 1 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["Karbala 1979 / UTM zone 39N", BASEGEOGCRS["Karbala 1979", DATUM["Karbala 1979", ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4743]], CONVERSION["UTM zone 39N", METHOD["Transverse Mercator", ID["EPSG",9807]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",51, 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["Iraq - onshore east of 48°E."], BBOX[29.87,48,31,48.61]], ID["EPSG",3393]]

Downloads

3393.prj — ESRI WKT for shapefiles
3393.wkt — OGC WKT2:2019

FAQ

What is EPSG:3393?

Where can EPSG:3393 be used?

Its area of use is: Iraq - onshore east of 48°E.

Is EPSG:3393 in metres or degrees?

EPSG:3393 is projected, so coordinates are easting and northing in metres, not degrees.

How do I convert EPSG:3393 to latitude and longitude?

Transform from EPSG:3393 to EPSG:4326 (WGS 84). In GeoCAD Bridge open the coordinate converter with EPSG:3393 preselected, enter easting and northing, and choose WGS 84 as the target.

What is the central meridian of EPSG:3393?

51° (UTM zone 39), with a scale factor of 0.9996, false easting 500 000 m and false northing 0 m.

How accurate is the transformation from EPSG:3393 to WGS 84?

The most accurate EPSG transformation listed here is “axis order change (2D) + Karbala 1979 to WGS 84 (2) + axis order change (2D)”, with a stated accuracy of 1 m for Iraq - onshore.. Always check the area of use before applying it.

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References

IOGP. EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset, epsg.org/crs_3393.
PROJ 9.5.1 / pyproj 3.7.2, used to compute every value on this page.

Cite this page

GeoCAD Bridge. “EPSG:3393 — Karbala 1979 / UTM zone 39N.” GeoCAD Bridge EPSG Library, updated 2026-10-05. https://www.geocadbridge.com/epsg/3393/