Qibla direction › Oman
Sohar, Oman · 1,759 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:00 PM in Sohar) 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 Sohar | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saham | 27 km | 263° | 1,774 km |
| As Suwayq | 92 km | 265° | 1,826 km |
| Fujairah | 93 km | 260° | 1,735 km |
| Al Ain City | 98 km | 262° | 1,661 km |
| 'Ibri | 126 km | 267° | 1,727 km |
| Rustaq | 129 km | 267° | 1,821 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 Sohar, the Qibla is 263° from true north (West). Makkah is about 1,759 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.
