Kandıra Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kandıra, Kocaeli, Turkey
Qibla Details for Kandıra
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kandıra?
The Qibla direction from Kandıra, Kocaeli, Turkey is 154.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kandıra should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kandıra from Mecca?
The distance from Kandıra to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,369 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kandıra?
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 Kandıra, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kandıra?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kandıra is 154.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 157.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kandıra
The Qibla direction from Kandıra, Kocaeli, Turkey is 154.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,369 km (1,472 miles) away. Geographically, Kandıra 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 Kandıra, this means facing south-southeast (154.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kandıra
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (154.5°), 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 157.3° from Kandıra. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.5°.
Using a compass in Kandıra
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kandıra. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 154.5° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.