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Qibla direction in Duekoué
To face the Kaaba in Duekoué, turn to 67.1° measured clockwise from true north, which is north-east (22.9° north of east). The Sacred Mosque in Mecca lies 5,319 km away along the shortest path over the globe, and this is the direction the mihrabs of the mosques in Duekoué should follow.
On the compass the green needle points to 67.1°. If your phone shows true north, rotate until the heading reads 67°; with a classic magnetic compass, first correct for the local magnetic declination, which can shift the needle by several degrees.
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How to face the Qibla in Duekoué
Stand where you will pray and find north first. Then turn towards east and move a further 22.9° towards north: the result is the bearing of 67.1°. A small error of a few degrees is forgiven by most scholars, but aiming simply at east would leave you about 23° off.
Scholars agree that someone who can see the Kaaba must face it exactly, while someone far away faces its direction (jihat al-Ka‘bah) as precisely as reasonably possible. If a mosque is nearby, its mihrab and prayer lines are the easiest reference, since they were set when the building was laid out. At home, mark the direction once with tape or a small arrow so the whole family prays the same way.
Why a flat map shows a different direction
A straight line drawn on a flat (Mercator) map from Duekoué to Mecca points to 72.2° (east), 5.1° away from the correct 67.1°. That map line is a rhumb line: it keeps the same compass heading all the way, but it is 10 km longer than the true shortest route. The Qibla follows the great circle, the shortest path on the curved Earth, which is why the bearing differs.
The angle on this page is the initial bearing of the great circle from 6.7420° N, 7.3492° W to the Kaaba (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). It is the method used by mosque architects and by every serious Qibla calculator, and it gives one exact answer for each point on Earth.
Distance from Duekoué to Mecca and Medina
Mecca is 5,319 km from Duekoué as the crow flies, and Medina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ, is 5,368 km away. A direct flight would take roughly 6 h 45 min, although most pilgrims from Duekoué connect through Jeddah or Medina airport.
Clocks in Duekoué run 3 hours behind Mecca all year. Prayer times, however, depend on the sun at your own location, so always use the prayer times of Duekoué rather than those of Mecca.
Finding the Qibla with the sun in Duekoué
On 151 days of 2027, the sun passes exactly through the Qibla direction of Duekoué while it is well above the horizon. At that moment, facing the sun means facing Mecca. The effect is most frequent in May (31 days); for example, on 15 April 2027 it happens at 12:00 local time.
On 176 days the sun stands exactly opposite the Qibla: then the shadow of any vertical object, a pole, a door frame or a plumb line, points straight towards Mecca. This is most frequent in March (31 days), for instance on 15 January 2027 at 17:44.
| Date | Sun in the Qibla direction (face the sun) | Sun opposite (shadows point to the Qibla) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | — | — |
| 15 January 2027 | — | 17:44 |
| 1 February 2027 | — | 16:41 |
| 15 February 2027 | — | 15:47 |
| 1 March 2027 | — | 14:53 |
| 15 March 2027 | — | 13:59 |
| 1 April 2027 | — | 12:54 |
| 15 April 2027 | 12:00 | — |
| 1 May 2027 | 10:58 | — |
| 15 May 2027 | 10:05 | — |
| 1 June 2027 | 09:03 | — |
| 15 June 2027 | 06:41 | — |
| 1 July 2027 | 08:35 | — |
| 15 July 2027 | 09:24 | — |
| 1 August 2027 | 10:28 | — |
| 15 August 2027 | 11:18 | — |
| 1 September 2027 | 12:15 | — |
| 15 September 2027 | — | 13:00 |
| 1 October 2027 | — | 13:51 |
| 15 October 2027 | — | 14:37 |
| 1 November 2027 | — | 15:38 |
| 15 November 2027 | — | 16:34 |
| 1 December 2027 | — | 17:41 |
| 15 December 2027 | — | — |
Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba, on 28 May 2027 and 16 July 2027. Both moments are in daylight in Duekoué: at 09:18 and 09:27 local time, face the sun and you face the Qibla exactly, anywhere in the city.
Duekoué compared with other cities
The Qibla here is practically the same as in Yamoussoukro (66.7°), and Mecca is 214 km farther away. The nearest city with its own Qibla page, Man (78 km), prays towards 67.7°, a difference of 0.6°.
Across the 20 cities in Côte d’Ivoire on this site, the Qibla ranges from 65.0° in Abidjan to 69.1° in Korhogo, a spread of 4.2°. That is too large to use one national direction, so each city has its own bearing.
See all cities on the Qibla page for Côte d’Ivoire.
Qibla in cities near Duekoué
Qibla in Duekoué: questions and answers
What is the Qibla direction in Duekoué?
It is 67.1° from true north, which is north-east: 22.9° north of east.
How far is Duekoué from Mecca?
5,319 km in a straight line over the globe, and 5,368 km to Medina.
When does the sun show the Qibla in Duekoué?
On 151 days of 2027 the sun stands in the Qibla direction; the table on this page gives the exact time for the 1st and 15th of each month.
Why is the Qibla in Duekoué not the direction shown on a map?
Flat maps distort directions. The line on a map points to 72.2°, but the shortest route on the globe leaves Duekoué at 67.1°, and that is the Qibla.
Does the Qibla change during the year?
No. The direction of 67.1° is fixed; only the times when the sun lines up with it change from day to day.