Ataşehir Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ataşehir, İstanbul, Turkey
Qibla Details for Ataşehir
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ataşehir?
The Qibla direction from Ataşehir, İstanbul, Turkey is 152° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ataşehir should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ataşehir from Mecca?
The distance from Ataşehir to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,400 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ataşehir?
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 Ataşehir, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ataşehir?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ataşehir is 152° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 155.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 152°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ataşehir
The Qibla direction from Ataşehir, İstanbul, Turkey is 152° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,400 km (1,491 miles) away. Geographically, Ataşehir 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 Ataşehir, this means facing south-southeast (152°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ataşehir
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (152°), 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 155.1° from Ataşehir. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 152°.
Using a compass in Ataşehir
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ataşehir. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 152° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.