What does "qibla" mean?

The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.

Qibla

Common synonyms include: azimuth to mecca, bearing, bearing to mecca, direction, kaaba, mecca facing direction.

/ˈkɪblə/ noun

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Noun

1
The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. countable, uncountable
"The other mosques' qiblas are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a qibla of 148° (table 7, fig. 17)."
2
the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers wordnet

"Sami asked Fadil for the direction of the Qibla."

Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla, “which is opposite”).