Qibla direction › Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey · 2,405 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:51 PM in Istanbul) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 152° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Istanbul | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursa | 91 km | 151° | 2,323 km |
| Izmir | 329 km | 144° | 2,245 km |
| Ankara | 349 km | 160° | 2,162 km |
| Konya | 461 km | 157° | 1,960 km |
| Antalya | 479 km | 150° | 1,934 km |
| Kayseri | 610 km | 167° | 1,969 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 152° (south-southeast). 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 Istanbul, the Qibla is 152° from true north (South-southeast). Makkah is about 2,405 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.
