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Qibla Direction in Manama

اتجاه القبلة في المنامة

Manama, Bahrain · 1,217 km to the Kaaba

246° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:25 AM in Manama) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 114° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Manama

CityFrom ManamaQiblaTo Makkah
Dammam54 km244°1,181 km
Doha141 km253°1,269 km
Al Kharj400 km250°827 km
Al Ahmadi401 km226°1,188 km
Riyadh427 km244°790 km
Abu Dhabi429 km260°1,527 km

How to face the Qibla in Manama

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 246° (west-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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Manama?

From Manama, the Qibla is 246° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 1,217 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.