EPSG:CODE

EPSG:4743 — Karbala 1979

Geographic 2D · Iraq - onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT
GEOGCS[
    "Karbala 1979",
    DATUM[
        "Karbala_1979",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],
        TOWGS84[70.995,-335.916,262.898,0,0,0,0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4743"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (3)

Transformation Source → Target Accuracy (m)
Karbala 1979 to IGRS (1)
4743 → 3889 0.3
Karbala 1979 to WGS 84 (2)
4743 → 4326 1
Karbala 1979 to WGS 84 (1)
4743 → 4326 5

Other CRS using Karbala 1979

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4743 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration: 

4743=GEOGCS["Karbala 1979",DATUM["Karbala_1979",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[70.995,-335.916,262.898,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4743"]]
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How do I add EPSG:4743 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration: 

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4743, 'EPSG', 4743, '+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=70.995,-335.916,262.898,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Karbala 1979",DATUM["Karbala_1979",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[70.995,-335.916,262.898,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4743"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:4743 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration: 

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+a=6378249.145"
  "+rf=293.465"
  "+towgs84=70.995,-335.916,262.898,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:4743 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration: 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4743", "+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=70.995,-335.916,262.898,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");
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