Zayed City Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Zayed City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Qibla: 262.8° W
Distance: 1,448 km
Coords: 23.65°, 53.71°
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Zayed City
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Qibla Details for Zayed City

Qibla Angle262.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionW
Compass Bearing260.1°
Distance to Kaaba1,448 km / 900 mi
RegionAbu Dhabi
Latitude23.6542°
Longitude53.7052°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Zayed City?

The Qibla direction from Zayed City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is 262.8° (W) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Zayed City should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Zayed City from Mecca?

The distance from Zayed City to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,448 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Zayed City?

Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.

How accurate is this Qibla direction?

Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Zayed City, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Zayed City?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Zayed City is 262.8° (W). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 260.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 262.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Zayed City

The Qibla direction from Zayed City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is 262.8° from true north, pointing towards the west. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,448 km (900 miles) away. Geographically, Zayed City sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west.

The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Zayed City, this means facing west (262.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Zayed City

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (262.8°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 260.1° from Zayed City. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 262.8°.

Using a compass in Zayed City

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Zayed City. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 262.8° (west) and shows ALIGNED.