Qibla direction › Turkey
Ankara, Turkey · 2,162 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:36 PM in Ankara) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 160° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Ankara | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konya | 232 km | 157° | 1,960 km |
| Kayseri | 262 km | 167° | 1,969 km |
| Bursa | 325 km | 151° | 2,323 km |
| Istanbul | 349 km | 152° | 2,405 km |
| Antalya | 386 km | 150° | 1,934 km |
| Adana | 392 km | 165° | 1,784 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 160° (south-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 Ankara, the Qibla is 160° from true north (South-southeast). Makkah is about 2,162 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.
