The answer is always northeast. I invite everyone to examine the model after class. In a different educational setting or format, stu- dents could prepare the globe models themselves, or even imagine their classroom as a mosque and determine the direction toward Mecca.

Which way do you face for Mecca?

While the common misconception is that Muslims always pray facing east, that's only true if you're west of Makkah. In the US, the direction is east-southeast.

Is Mecca north south east or west?

About Mecca

The map shows Mecca the holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia, an oasis town located in the Red Sea region of Hejaz, east of Jiddah in western Saudi Arabia.