Çay Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Çay, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Qibla Details for Çay
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Çay?
The Qibla direction from Çay, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey is 153.7° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Çay should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Çay from Mecca?
The distance from Çay to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,088 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Çay?
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 Çay, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Çay?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Çay is 153.7° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 156.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 153.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Çay
The Qibla direction from Çay, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey is 153.7° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,088 km (1,297 miles) away. Geographically, Çay sits to the north-northwest 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 Çay, this means facing south-southeast (153.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Çay
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (153.7°), 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 156.2° from Çay. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 153.7°.
Using a compass in Çay
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Çay. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 153.7° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.