Qibla direction › Egypt
اتجاه القبلة في الإسكندرية
Alexandria, Egypt · 1,467 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:47 PM in Alexandria) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 135° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Alexandria | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 180 km | 136° | 1,287 km |
| Jerusalem (Al-Quds) | 506 km | 157° | 1,238 km |
| Amman | 575 km | 161° | 1,232 km |
| Irbid | 580 km | 161° | 1,299 km |
| Zarqa | 592 km | 162° | 1,241 km |
| Antalya | 639 km | 150° | 1,934 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 135° (southeast). 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 Alexandria, the Qibla is 135° from true north (Southeast). Makkah is about 1,467 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.
