Toprakkale Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Toprakkale, Osmaniye, Turkey
Qibla Details for Toprakkale
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Toprakkale?
The Qibla direction from Toprakkale, Osmaniye, Turkey is 167.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Toprakkale should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Toprakkale from Mecca?
The distance from Toprakkale to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,778 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Toprakkale?
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 Toprakkale, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Toprakkale?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Toprakkale is 167.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 168.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 167.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Toprakkale
The Qibla direction from Toprakkale, Osmaniye, Turkey is 167.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,778 km (1,105 miles) away. Geographically, Toprakkale sits to the north 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 Toprakkale, this means facing south-southeast (167.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Toprakkale
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (167.5°), 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 168.5° from Toprakkale. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 167.5°.
Using a compass in Toprakkale
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Toprakkale. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 167.5° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.