Qibla direction › Turkey
Konya, Turkey · 1,960 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:37 PM in Konya) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 157° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Konya | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antalya | 191 km | 150° | 1,934 km |
| Ankara | 232 km | 160° | 2,162 km |
| Adana | 269 km | 165° | 1,784 km |
| Kayseri | 279 km | 167° | 1,969 km |
| Bursa | 393 km | 151° | 2,323 km |
| Gaziantep | 442 km | 172° | 1,755 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 157° (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 Konya, the Qibla is 157° from true north (South-southeast). Makkah is about 1,960 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.
