Qibla direction in Bingoel

How to face the Qibla in Bingoel

Stand where you will pray and find north first. Then turn towards south and move a further 2.1° towards west: the result is the bearing of 182.1°. The direction is close to due south, which makes it easy to remember.

The scholars distinguish two cases: the one who sees the Kaaba aims at the building itself, while the one who cannot see it, as anywhere in Bingoel, aims at its direction as well as he reasonably can. Comparing with the mihrab of one of the mosques of Bingoel is a quick way to confirm the result. If you travel or move house, check the angle again, since it changes from place to place.

Why a flat map shows a different direction

On a flat (Mercator) map, the straight line from Bingoel to Mecca points to 181.9°, only 0.2° away from the true Qibla. Here the two methods practically agree, so a map gives a usable first idea, although the 182.1° bearing remains the exact one.

The value of 182.1° is the direction in which the shortest route from 38.8847° N, 40.4939° E sets off towards the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E. Every accurate Qibla calculator, and the plans of well-oriented mosques, arrive at the same angle for this point.

Distance from Bingoel to Mecca and Medina

Mecca is 1,943 km from Bingoel as the crow flies, and Medina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ, is 1,605 km away. A direct flight would take roughly 2 h 47 min, although most pilgrims from Bingoel connect through Jeddah or Medina airport.

Clocks in Bingoel run the same time as Mecca all year. Prayer times, however, depend on the sun at your own location, so always use the prayer times of Bingoel rather than those of Mecca.

Finding the Qibla with the sun in Bingoel

On 365 days of 2027, the sun passes exactly through the Qibla direction of Bingoel while it is well above the horizon. At that moment, facing the sun means facing Mecca. The effect is most frequent in January (31 days); for example, on 1 January 2027 it happens at 12:29 local time.

The sun is never opposite the Qibla of Bingoel during daylight, so the shadow method does not apply here; the left-hand column is the one to use.

Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba, on 28 May 2027 and 16 July 2027. Both moments are in daylight in Bingoel: at 12:18 and 12:27 local time, face the sun and you face the Qibla exactly, anywhere in the city.

Bingoel compared with other cities

Compared with Ankara, 666 km away, the Qibla in Bingoel is turned 21.9° further clockwise (182.1° against 160.1°), and Mecca is 218 km closer. The nearest city with its own Qibla page, Diyarbakır (111 km), prays towards 181.3°, a difference of 0.8°.

Across the 85 cities in Türkiye on this site, the Qibla ranges from 143.7° in Izmir to 192.2° in Iğdır, a spread of 48.6°. That is too large to use one national direction, so each city has its own bearing.

See all cities on the Qibla page for Türkiye.

Qibla in cities near Bingoel

• Diyarbakır181.3° · 111 km
• Elâzığ178.1° · 113 km
• Batman184.3° · 124 km
• Erzincan179.0° · 128 km
• Erzurum184.3° · 132 km
• Siverek178.3° · 162 km