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Qibla Direction in Abu Dhabi

اتجاه القبلة في أبوظبي

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 1,527 km to the Kaaba

260° from North
West
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:10 PM in Abu Dhabi) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 100° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Abu Dhabi

CityFrom Abu DhabiQiblaTo Makkah
Musaffah15 km261°1,536 km
Jebel Ali96 km259°1,611 km
Dubai123 km258°1,631 km
Al Ain City143 km262°1,661 km
Sharjah145 km258°1,649 km
Fujairah212 km260°1,735 km

How to face the Qibla in Abu Dhabi

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 260° (west). With a phone, the Yaad-e-Namaz app's Qibla compass does this for you and corrects for the difference between magnetic and true north. Hold the phone flat and away from metal and magnets.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Abu Dhabi?

From Abu Dhabi, the Qibla is 260° from true north (West). Makkah is about 1,527 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

From true north. A magnetic compass can be off by a few degrees depending on where you are; the Yaad-e-Namaz app corrects for this automatically.