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Qibla Direction in Dammam

اتجاه القبلة في الدمام

Dammam, Saudi Arabia · 1,181 km to the Kaaba

244° from North
West-southwest
N E S W
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:27 AM in Dammam) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 116° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Dammam

CityFrom DammamQiblaTo Makkah
Manama54 km246°1,217 km
Doha192 km253°1,269 km
Al Ahmadi355 km226°1,188 km
Al Kharj374 km250°827 km
Kuwait City389 km225°1,204 km
Riyadh391 km244°790 km

How to face the Qibla in Dammam

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 244° (west-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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Dammam?

From Dammam, the Qibla is 244° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 1,181 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.