İsmayıllı Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from İsmayıllı, Ismailli, Azerbaijan
Qibla Details for İsmayıllı
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in İsmayıllı?
The Qibla direction from İsmayıllı, Ismailli, Azerbaijan is 202.5° (SSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in İsmayıllı should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is İsmayıllı from Mecca?
The distance from İsmayıllı to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,294 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in İsmayıllı?
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 İsmayıllı, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in İsmayıllı?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from İsmayıllı is 202.5° (SSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 200.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 202.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in İsmayıllı
The Qibla direction from İsmayıllı, Ismailli, Azerbaijan is 202.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,294 km (1,425 miles) away. Geographically, İsmayıllı sits to the north-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-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 İsmayıllı, this means facing south-southwest (202.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in İsmayıllı
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (202.5°), 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 200.1° from İsmayıllı. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 202.5°.
Using a compass in İsmayıllı
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in İsmayıllı. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 202.5° (south-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.