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Qibla Direction in Gaziantep

Gaziantep, Turkey · 1,755 km to the Kaaba

172° from North
South
N E S W
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:18 PM in Gaziantep) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 172° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Gaziantep

CityFrom GaziantepQiblaTo Makkah
Adana183 km165°1,784 km
Kayseri250 km167°1,969 km
Diyarbakir268 km181°1,834 km
Konya442 km157°1,960 km
Ankara507 km160°2,162 km
Mosul518 km192°1,689 km

How to face the Qibla in Gaziantep

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 172° (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 Gaziantep?

From Gaziantep, the Qibla is 172° from true north (South). Makkah is about 1,755 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.