Qibla direction › Iraq
Erbil, Iraq · 1,692 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:51 AM in Erbil) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 165° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Erbil | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosul | 81 km | 192° | 1,689 km |
| Kirkuk | 87 km | 197° | 1,624 km |
| Baghdad | 321 km | 200° | 1,396 km |
| Diyarbakir | 387 km | 181° | 1,834 km |
| Karbala | 398 km | 199° | 1,312 km |
| Gaziantep | 599 km | 172° | 1,755 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 195° (south-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 Erbil, the Qibla is 195° from true north (South-southwest). Makkah is about 1,692 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.
