Quick summary
Dnipro (city on the Dnieper River) sits at ~48.46°N, 35.05°E — it lies essentially on the 35°E meridian. (Wikipedia)
Jerusalem sits at ~31.77°N, 35.22°E — also very near the 35°E meridian. (Latlong)
Gaza City / Gaza Strip sits at ~31.50°N, 34.47°E — about 0.5° west of 35°E (so it is closer to the 34.5°E / 34°E meridian than to 35°E). (Time OK)
Because Jerusalem and Dnipro are essentially on the same meridian (≈35°E) while Gaza is slightly west (~34.47°E), I give you two meridian “tracks”: 35°E (best for Dnipro & Jerusalem) and 34°E / ~34.5°E (best for Gaza). For each meridian I list the notable latitudinal counter-points (north → south), the closest settlements or landmarks near those latitudes, and coordinates you can paste into any map.
A — The 35°E meridian (best match for Dnipro and Jerusalem)
(Representative source: Wikipedia’s “35th meridian east” — shows the sequence of seas, countries and notable places along the line). (Wikipedia)
Notable latitudinal counterpoints (north → south) along 35.000°E with closest settlements / features:
Kola Peninsula / White Sea (Russia) — high Arctic / sub-Arctic coastline.
Example coordinate: ≈65.75°N, 35.00°E (Kandalaksha Gulf / White Sea). (Wikipedia)
Lake Onega region (Russia) — the meridian passes through/near Lake Onega.
Example coordinate: ≈64.42°N, 35.00°E (Lake Onega). (Wikipedia)
Northern Ukraine (~51.23°N, 35.00°E) — the meridian crosses Ukraine (northern/central band).
Closest major settlement (on similar longitude): near the Dnieper basin / Dnipro region. Dnipro city (on the Dnieper River) specifically: 48.4647°N, 35.0462°E — Dnipro city / Dnieper River (meander, island features, Samara confluence). Use this coordinate to see the city and river on a map. (Wikipedia)
Sea of Azov / Crimea / Black Sea belt — the meridian crosses the Sea of Azov and the Crimean area before the Black Sea.
Example coordinate: ≈45.73°N, 35.00°E (Sea of Azov / Crimea corridor). (Wikipedia)
Turkey (southern Anatolia) / Mediterranean — meridian meets the Mediterranean off southern Turkey.
Example coordinate: ≈42.08°N, 35.00°E (Turkey). (Wikipedia)
Israel / Palestine corridor — crosses near Haifa and down through parts of the West Bank / Israel.
Port of Haifa is close to the meridian at ≈32.83°N, 35.00°E (meridian passes close to the port).
The meridian crosses sections of West Bank / Israeli no-man’s-land patches and then southward near the Jerusalem latitude. (Wikipedia)
Near Jerusalem (approx.) — Jerusalem itself is at 31.77°N, 35.22°E (only ~0.22° east of the 35.00° meridian). Close landmarks: Mount of Olives, the Old City, the Judean Hills / Judean Plateau. Use: 31.77196°N, 35.21702°E. (Latlong)
Down through Jordan / Saudi Arabia / Egypt / Sudan / East Africa — the meridian continues across the Arabian Peninsula and into Africa (crossing Saudi, Sudan, Ethiopia / South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique). Notable features along the African stretch include Lake Victoria region (near the 34–35°E band), and later Lake Malawi area and Mozambique coast. (Wikipedia)
Indian Ocean → Southern Ocean → Antarctica (Queen Maud Land) — the meridian continues to the South Pole, crossing the Indian Ocean and Queen Maud Land (Antarctica). (Wikipedia)
Map references / copy-paste coordinates (35°E track)
Dnipro (Dnieper River city): 48.4647°N, 35.0462°E. (Wikipedia)
Port of Haifa (near meridian): 32.833°N, 35.000°E. (Wikipedia)
Jerusalem (very near): 31.77196°N, 35.21702°E. (Latlong)
Lake Onega (Russia): 64.417°N, 35.000°E (paste to maps to view the lake intersection). (Wikipedia)
B — The 34°E / ~34.5°E meridian (best fit for Gaza Strip)
Gaza City / Gaza Strip: ~31.50°N, 34.47°E — about 0.53° west of 35°E. For simplicity I treat 34°E (official meridian page) and note Gaza sits closer to 34.5°E. Use either 34.47°E for exact Gaza lookups or 34°E for the meridian track. (Time OK)
Key latitudinal counterpoints along 34°E (from the Wikipedia “34th meridian east”): (Wikipedia)
High latitudes (Russia / White Sea / Kola) — 34°E also goes through the Russian north (Kola Peninsula / White Sea area). (Wikipedia)
Crimea / Black Sea / southern Turkey / Cyprus region — 34°E crosses Crimea, then the Black Sea and Mediterranean; near the Karpass Peninsula in Cyprus. (Wikipedia)
Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) / Red Sea — 34°E crosses Sinai, passes through the Red Sea area and Shadwan Islandin the Red Sea. (Wikipedia)
Bir Tawil (between Egypt and Sudan) — the meridian passes through (or nearby) the odd unclaimed area Bir Tawil (the 34°E track runs through east Africa border areas). (Wikipedia)
East Africa lakes — passes through Lake Victoria (crossing Mfangano Island) and later Lake Malawi region; continues south through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. (Wikipedia)
For Gaza latitude specifically (~31.50°N) — Gaza City itself: 31.50°N, 34.47°E (use this exact coordinate). Closest coastal landmarks: Mediterranean shoreline, Wadi Ghazza (local shallow wadi), low sandy hills; nearby Israeli cities along the coast to the north are Ashkelon (~31.67°N, 34.57°E) and Ashdod further north. (Wikipedia)
Map references / copy-paste coordinates (34°E track & Gaza)
Gaza City: 31.5016°N, 34.4667°E (paste into Google Maps / OSM to see Gaza’s coast, wadi and urban fabric). (Time OK)
Sinai / Shadwan Island (Red Sea): see 34°E track on the 34th-meridian page. (Wikipedia)
Lake Victoria crossing (Mfangano Island): approximate ~0.5°S to 1°S, 34.0°E — paste into a map and zoom Lake Victoria area to see Mfangano Island. (Wikipedia)
Short note about accuracy & how to use the coordinates
Longitudes are given to two or three decimal places where relevant (Dnipro, Gaza, Jerusalem). A small difference of ~0.2–0.5° in longitude corresponds to ~15–45 km east/west at these latitudes — so Jerusalem and Dnipro line up well on 35°E, but Gaza is slightly to the west of that exact meridian. (Wikipedia)
If you’d like every single latitudinal intersection (from 90°N to 90°S) at exactly 35.000°E or 34.000°E as a CSV (with nearest settlement, nearest feature, and precise geohack/map links), I can produce that full table (it’s a longer output). Tell me which meridian you want done at highest resolution: 35.000°E, 34.000°E, or 34.47°E (Gaza’s exact longitude) — and I’ll generate the full list and coordinates ready for mapping.
Sources / map anchors used
Dnipro (Dnipro city / Dnieper River coordinates). (Wikipedia)
Jerusalem coordinates. (Latlong)
Gaza City / Gaza Strip coordinates and description. (Wikipedia)
35th meridian east — full pole-to-pole list of features and country crossings. (Wikipedia)
34th meridian east — full pole-to-pole list for the 34°E track. (Wikipedia)
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