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Qibla Direction in Diyarbakir

Diyarbakir, Turkey · 1,834 km to the Kaaba

181° from North
South
N E S W
Prayer timesSehri & IftarSunrise, Ishraq & ZawalQibla direction

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:06 PM in Diyarbakir) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 179° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Diyarbakir

CityFrom DiyarbakirQiblaTo Makkah
Gaziantep268 km172°1,755 km
Mosul311 km192°1,689 km
Erbil387 km195°1,692 km
Kayseri423 km167°1,969 km
Adana444 km165°1,784 km
Kirkuk461 km197°1,624 km

How to face the Qibla in Diyarbakir

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 181° (south). 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 Diyarbakir?

From Diyarbakir, the Qibla is 181° from true north (South). Makkah is about 1,834 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.