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Qibla direction in Azerbaijan

The bearing from true north and the distance to the Kaaba from 6 cities of Azerbaijan.

The Qibla in the cities of Azerbaijan

CityBearingDirectionDistance to the Kaaba
Baku207.3°Southwest2,312 km
Sumgayit206.5°Southwest2,325 km
Ganja198°South2,228 km
Khirdalan206.9°Southwest2,314 km
Yevlakh200.1°South2,244 km
Mingachevir199.8°South2,256 km

City data from GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0. geonames.org

Questions, answered.

Is the Qibla the same everywhere in Azerbaijan?

No. It depends on where you stand: each city has its own bearing from true north, listed above.

How is the Qibla bearing worked out?

It is the direction of the shortest path on the globe from your city to the Kaaba in Makkah, measured clockwise from true north.

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