Sultanbeyli Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sultanbeyli, İstanbul, Turkey
Qibla Details for Sultanbeyli
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sultanbeyli?
The Qibla direction from Sultanbeyli, İstanbul, Turkey is 152.2° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sultanbeyli should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sultanbeyli from Mecca?
The distance from Sultanbeyli to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,391 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sultanbeyli?
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 Sultanbeyli, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sultanbeyli?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sultanbeyli is 152.2° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 155.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 152.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sultanbeyli
The Qibla direction from Sultanbeyli, İstanbul, Turkey is 152.2° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,391 km (1,486 miles) away. Geographically, Sultanbeyli 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 Sultanbeyli, this means facing south-southeast (152.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sultanbeyli
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (152.2°), 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 155.4° from Sultanbeyli. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 152.2°.
Using a compass in Sultanbeyli
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sultanbeyli. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 152.2° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.