Oğuzlar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oğuzlar, Çorum, Turkey
Qibla Details for Oğuzlar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oğuzlar?
The Qibla direction from Oğuzlar, Çorum, Turkey is 165.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oğuzlar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oğuzlar from Mecca?
The distance from Oğuzlar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,207 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oğuzlar?
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 Oğuzlar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oğuzlar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oğuzlar is 165.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 167.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 165.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Oğuzlar
The Qibla direction from Oğuzlar, Çorum, Turkey is 165.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,207 km (1,371 miles) away. Geographically, Oğuzlar 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 Oğuzlar, this means facing south-southeast (165.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oğuzlar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (165.8°), 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 167.3° from Oğuzlar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 165.8°.
Using a compass in Oğuzlar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oğuzlar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 165.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.