Qibla Direction from As Sulaymānīyah, Iraq
As Sulaymānīyah, Iraq · 723,170 people · 35.565°, 45.433° · Asia/Baghdad
201°
SSW from true north · 1,664 km to the Kaaba
To pray from As Sulaymānīyah, Iraq, face 201° — that is SSW of true north. This is the shortest (great-circle) direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, calculated from As Sulaymānīyah’s coordinates (35.565°, 45.433°).
Note a magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which differs from true north by the local declination — the NURA app corrects for this automatically.
Frequently asked
Which direction is the Qibla in As Sulaymānīyah, Iraq?
201° from true north (SSW) — the great-circle direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, 1,664 km away.
How do I find the Qibla without a compass?
Face 201° (SSW). The free NURA app shows a live Qibla compass using your phone’s true-north sensor, so you don’t have to estimate.
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