Qibla direction › United Arab Emirates
اتجاه القبلة في الشارقة
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates · 1,649 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:05 PM in Sharjah) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 102° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Sharjah | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 22 km | 258° | 1,631 km |
| Jebel Ali | 50 km | 259° | 1,611 km |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 72 km | 257° | 1,711 km |
| Fujairah | 96 km | 260° | 1,735 km |
| Al Ain City | 133 km | 262° | 1,661 km |
| Abu Dhabi | 145 km | 260° | 1,527 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 258° (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 Sharjah, the Qibla is 258° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 1,649 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.
