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Solar panel angles in Iraq

Optimal fixed-panel tilt and orientation for 9 cities in Iraq, computed from solar geometry.

CityLatitudeOptimal tiltFacingFlat roof keeps
Baghdad 33.34°N 29° south 90%
Mosul 36.34°N 32° south 88%
Erbil 36.19°N 32° south 87%
Basrah 30.51°N 27° south 91%
Karbala 32.62°N 28° south 90%
Sadr City 33.39°N 29° south 90%
Kirkuk 35.47°N 31° south 88%
AbÅ« Ghurayb 33.31°N 29° south 90%
Sulaymaniyah 35.56°N 32° south 87%

How these angles are calculated