Qibla direction › United Arab Emirates
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates · 1,735 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:02 PM in Fujairah) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 100° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Fujairah | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ras Al Khaimah | 85 km | 257° | 1,711 km |
| Sohar | 93 km | 263° | 1,759 km |
| Sharjah | 96 km | 258° | 1,649 km |
| Dubai | 108 km | 258° | 1,631 km |
| Al Ain City | 118 km | 262° | 1,661 km |
| Saham | 119 km | 263° | 1,774 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 260° (west). 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 Fujairah, the Qibla is 260° from true north (West). Makkah is about 1,735 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.
