Qibla direction › Turkey
Bursa, Turkey · 2,323 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:51 PM in Bursa) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 151° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Bursa | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 91 km | 152° | 2,405 km |
| Izmir | 258 km | 144° | 2,245 km |
| Ankara | 325 km | 160° | 2,162 km |
| Antalya | 392 km | 150° | 1,934 km |
| Konya | 393 km | 157° | 1,960 km |
| Kayseri | 575 km | 167° | 1,969 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 151° (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 Bursa, the Qibla is 151° from true north (South-southeast). Makkah is about 2,323 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.
