Çatalca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Çatalca, İstanbul, Turkey
Qibla Details for Çatalca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Çatalca?
The Qibla direction from Çatalca, İstanbul, Turkey is 150.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Çatalca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Çatalca from Mecca?
The distance from Çatalca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,457 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Çatalca?
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 Çatalca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Çatalca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Çatalca is 150.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 154.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 150.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Çatalca
The Qibla direction from Çatalca, İstanbul, Turkey is 150.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,457 km (1,527 miles) away. Geographically, Çatalca 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 Çatalca, this means facing south-southeast (150.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Çatalca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (150.8°), 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 154.2° from Çatalca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 150.8°.
Using a compass in Çatalca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Çatalca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 150.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.