Qibla direction › Turkey
Izmir, Turkey · 2,245 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:59 PM in Izmir) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 144° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Izmir | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bursa | 258 km | 151° | 2,323 km |
| Istanbul | 329 km | 152° | 2,405 km |
| Antalya | 355 km | 150° | 1,934 km |
| Konya | 471 km | 157° | 1,960 km |
| Ankara | 521 km | 160° | 2,162 km |
| Kayseri | 726 km | 167° | 1,969 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 144° (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 Izmir, the Qibla is 144° from true north (Southeast). Makkah is about 2,245 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.
