Qibla direction › United Arab Emirates
Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates · 1,611 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:07 PM in Jebel Ali) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 101° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Jebel Ali | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 28 km | 258° | 1,631 km |
| Sharjah | 50 km | 258° | 1,649 km |
| Musaffah | 95 km | 261° | 1,536 km |
| Abu Dhabi | 96 km | 260° | 1,527 km |
| Al Ain City | 112 km | 262° | 1,661 km |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 121 km | 257° | 1,711 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 259° (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 Jebel Ali, the Qibla is 259° from true north (West). Makkah is about 1,611 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.
