Qibla direction › United Arab Emirates
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates · 1,711 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:03 PM in Ras Al Khaimah) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 103° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Ras Al Khaimah | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah | 72 km | 258° | 1,649 km |
| Fujairah | 85 km | 260° | 1,735 km |
| Dubai | 94 km | 258° | 1,631 km |
| Jebel Ali | 121 km | 259° | 1,611 km |
| Sohar | 178 km | 263° | 1,759 km |
| Al Ain City | 179 km | 262° | 1,661 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 257° (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.
From Ras Al Khaimah, the Qibla is 257° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 1,711 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.
