Adh Dhayd Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Adh Dhayd, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Qibla Details for Adh Dhayd
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Adh Dhayd?
The Qibla direction from Adh Dhayd, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates is 258.6° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Adh Dhayd should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Adh Dhayd from Mecca?
The distance from Adh Dhayd to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,695 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Adh Dhayd?
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 Adh Dhayd, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Adh Dhayd?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Adh Dhayd is 258.6° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 255.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 258.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Adh Dhayd
The Qibla direction from Adh Dhayd, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates is 258.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,695 km (1,053 miles) away. Geographically, Adh Dhayd sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-southwest.
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 Adh Dhayd, this means facing west-southwest (258.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Adh Dhayd
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (258.6°), 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 255.3° from Adh Dhayd. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 258.6°.
Using a compass in Adh Dhayd
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Adh Dhayd. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 258.6° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.