Qibla direction › Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq · 1,624 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:50 AM in Kirkuk) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 163° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Kirkuk | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erbil | 87 km | 195° | 1,692 km |
| Mosul | 150 km | 192° | 1,689 km |
| Baghdad | 239 km | 200° | 1,396 km |
| Karbala | 319 km | 199° | 1,312 km |
| Diyarbakir | 461 km | 181° | 1,834 km |
| Basrah | 635 km | 220° | 1,285 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 197° (south-southwest). 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 Kirkuk, the Qibla is 197° from true north (South-southwest). Makkah is about 1,624 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.
