Ash Shaykhān Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ash Shaykhān, Nineveh, Iraq
Qibla Details for Ash Shaykhān
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ash Shaykhān?
The Qibla direction from Ash Shaykhān, Nineveh, Iraq is 192.3° (SSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ash Shaykhān should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ash Shaykhān from Mecca?
The distance from Ash Shaykhān to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,734 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ash Shaykhān?
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 Ash Shaykhān, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ash Shaykhān?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ash Shaykhān is 192.3° (SSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 191.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 192.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ash Shaykhān
The Qibla direction from Ash Shaykhān, Nineveh, Iraq is 192.3° from true north, pointing towards the south-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,734 km (1,077 miles) away. Geographically, Ash Shaykhān sits to the north 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 Ash Shaykhān, this means facing south-southwest (192.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ash Shaykhān
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (192.3°), 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 191.4° from Ash Shaykhān. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 192.3°.
Using a compass in Ash Shaykhān
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ash Shaykhān. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 192.3° (south-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.