Qibla direction › United Arab Emirates
Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates · 1,661 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:04 PM in Al Ain City) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 98° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Al Ain City | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sohar | 98 km | 263° | 1,759 km |
| Jebel Ali | 112 km | 259° | 1,611 km |
| Saham | 114 km | 263° | 1,774 km |
| Fujairah | 118 km | 260° | 1,735 km |
| Dubai | 123 km | 258° | 1,631 km |
| Musaffah | 131 km | 261° | 1,536 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 262° (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.
From Al Ain City, the Qibla is 262° from true north (West). Makkah is about 1,661 km away.
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.
