# Azimuthal Qibla Map

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/azimuthal-qibla-map/37052>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 15, 2000, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/azimuthal-qibla-map/37052 "2000-10-15T23:36:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![trygvenv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@trygvenv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trygvenv)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/azimuthal-qibla-map/37052/1 "2000-10-15T23:36:11Z")

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I have posted an azimuthal world map, centered on Mecca. This can be viewed at:

[http://www.timepalette.com/qiblamap.html](http://www.timepalette.com/qiblamap.html)

-Trygve

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/azimuthal-qibla-map/37052/2 "2000-10-16T02:08:36Z")

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For those wondering what the importance of this might be, on an azimuthal map, a straight line is an arc of a great circle. Thus, a line drawn from a point on the map to the center indicates the shortest route to Mecca.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/azimuthal-qibla-map/37052/3 "2000-10-16T15:59:19Z")

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