Boğazkale Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Boğazkale, Çorum, Turkey
Qibla Details for Boğazkale
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Boğazkale?
The Qibla direction from Boğazkale, Çorum, Turkey is 165.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Boğazkale should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Boğazkale from Mecca?
The distance from Boğazkale to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,129 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Boğazkale?
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 Boğazkale, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Boğazkale?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Boğazkale is 165.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 166.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 165.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Boğazkale
The Qibla direction from Boğazkale, Çorum, Turkey is 165.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,129 km (1,323 miles) away. Geographically, Boğazkale 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 Boğazkale, this means facing south-southeast (165.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Boğazkale
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (165.1°), 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 166.6° from Boğazkale. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 165.1°.
Using a compass in Boğazkale
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Boğazkale. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 165.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.