Qibla direction › Iraq
Basrah, Iraq · 1,285 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:36 AM in Basrah) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 140° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Basrah | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait City | 127 km | 225° | 1,204 km |
| Al Ahmadi | 162 km | 226° | 1,188 km |
| Karbala | 426 km | 199° | 1,312 km |
| Baghdad | 449 km | 200° | 1,396 km |
| Dammam | 507 km | 244° | 1,181 km |
| Manama | 549 km | 246° | 1,217 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 220° (southwest). 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 Basrah, the Qibla is 220° from true north (Southwest). Makkah is about 1,285 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.
