Khān Shaykhūn Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Khān Shaykhūn, Idlib, Syria
Qibla Details for Khān Shaykhūn
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Khān Shaykhūn?
The Qibla direction from Khān Shaykhūn, Idlib, Syria is 167.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Khān Shaykhūn should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Khān Shaykhūn from Mecca?
The distance from Khān Shaykhūn to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,591 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Khān Shaykhūn?
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 Khān Shaykhūn, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Khān Shaykhūn?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Khān Shaykhūn is 167.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 168.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 167.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Khān Shaykhūn
The Qibla direction from Khān Shaykhūn, Idlib, Syria is 167.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,591 km (989 miles) away. Geographically, Khān Shaykhūn sits to the north of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-southeast.
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 Khān Shaykhūn, this means facing south-southeast (167.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Khān Shaykhūn
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (167.9°), 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 168.8° from Khān Shaykhūn. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 167.9°.
Using a compass in Khān Shaykhūn
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Khān Shaykhūn. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 167.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.