Qibla direction › Oman
Saham, Oman · 1,774 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:00 PM in Saham) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 97° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Saham | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sohar | 27 km | 263° | 1,759 km |
| As Suwayq | 66 km | 265° | 1,826 km |
| Rustaq | 103 km | 267° | 1,821 km |
| 'Ibri | 112 km | 267° | 1,727 km |
| Al Ain City | 114 km | 262° | 1,661 km |
| Fujairah | 119 km | 260° | 1,735 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 263° (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 Saham, the Qibla is 263° from true north (West). Makkah is about 1,774 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.
