Qibla Direction Ajman: Exact Qibla Angle for the City, Masfout, and Manama

What Is the Qibla Direction in Ajman?

From central Ajman, the Qibla sits at 257.8°, about 12° south of due west. In practice, face west and turn roughly 12° to your left. That is almost the same as neighboring Sharjah at 257.9°.

The angle is calculated along the great circle, the shortest route over the Earth to the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E. Ajman lies slightly north of Dubai, which keeps its Qibla a little further from due west. Our UAE Qibla direction page compares every emirate.

Qibla Direction Ajman Table by Area

Inside Ajman city the Qibla barely moves, staying between 257.6° and 257.8°. The inland towns are a different story, because Masfout lies far to the south east near the Hajar Mountains. The table shows the true bearing, compass reading and distance for each area.

We calculated each value from the area’s centre, with declination from the World Magnetic Model 2025. Your building may differ by a fraction of a degree. The live tool gives the Qibla direction Ajman residents need for their exact street.

Reading the Qibla Direction in Ajman on a Compass

Phone tools usually measure from true north, while a needle compass points to magnetic north. In Ajman the gap, called magnetic declination, is about 2.3° east. So a phone showing 257.8° and a needle compass showing about 255.5° point the same way.

Check which reference your tool uses before comparing it with another device. On iPhone, the True North setting under Settings, Compass makes the built in Compass app match corrected tools. Our Qibla compass guide explains calibration step by step.

Finding the Qibla in Ajman Towers and Homes

Ajman’s coastal towers use steel frames and wiring that disturb phone compasses, especially near lifts and kitchens. Indoors, match a map line to a wall or window instead of trusting the needle alone. Once you have the direction, mark it on a wall so the whole family can use it.

Mosques and mall prayer rooms usually mark the Qibla, and a mihrab is the best reference for checking any tool. You can also use a mihrab to find your own number for a traditional compass, as our Qibla compass city index list explains. Our Qibla direction map guide shows how to read a map line correctly.

Using the Sun to Find Qibla Direction in Ajman

Twice a year the sun stands directly above the Kaaba, and shadows across Ajman point directly away from the Qibla. In local time this happens at 13:18 on 27 or 28 May and 13:27 on 15 or 16 July. The UAE has no daylight saving time, so these times stay the same each year.

Stand a stick upright on level ground and face the opposite way from its shadow. The beach, a rooftop or a courtyard all work well. Our how to find Qibla direction guide explains this and four other methods.

Nearby Emirates

Ajman sits between Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain, and all three share almost the same Qibla. Sharjah faces 257.9° and Umm Al Quwain 257.2°. Many Ajman residents work in Dubai, which faces 258.2°.

See our guides for Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah for local detail. Phone tools are compared in our Qibla finder app guide. For Google’s web tool, read our Google Qibla Finder guide.