Qibla direction › Turkey
Antalya, Turkey · 1,934 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:44 PM in Antalya) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 150° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Antalya | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konya | 191 km | 157° | 1,960 km |
| Izmir | 355 km | 144° | 2,245 km |
| Ankara | 386 km | 160° | 2,162 km |
| Bursa | 392 km | 151° | 2,323 km |
| Adana | 411 km | 165° | 1,784 km |
| Kayseri | 467 km | 167° | 1,969 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 150° (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 Antalya, the Qibla is 150° from true north (South-southeast). Makkah is about 1,934 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.
