GPS Coordinates of Bahá'í Sacred Sites

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The Bahá'í Faith, founded in 19th-century Persia by Bahá'u'lláh, teaches the spiritual unity of humanity and the progressive revelation of one God through successive messengers. This catalog gathers verified GPS coordinates for its three most sacred locations: the Maqam Bahá'u'lláh near Acre in northern Israel (the qiblih, direction of obligatory daily prayer for around 8 million Bahá'ís worldwide), the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa surrounded by the famous Hanging Gardens (UNESCO World Heritage 2008), and the Lotus Temple Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi, one of the most visited buildings in the world. Each entry lists DD, DMS, and DDM formats so you can navigate from any device.

Bahá'í Sacred Sites 3

Lotus Temple

कमल मंदिर

India

The Lotus Temple in southern New Delhi, completed in December 1986 and opened to the public on 1 January 1987, is the Bahá'í House of Worship for the Indian subcontinent. Designed by Iranian-Canadian architect Fariborz Sahba, its 27 free-standing white-marble petals (clad in Pentelic marble from the same quarry as the Parthenon) are arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides, with nine doors opening into a central hall 34 meters high that holds 1,300 worshippers. It is one of the most visited buildings in the world.

Decimal Degrees (DD): 28.553359, 77.258601
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS): 28° 33′ 12.09″ N, 77° 15′ 30.96″ E
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (DDM): 28° 33.2015′ N, 77° 15.5161′ E

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Maqam Bahaullah

مقام بهاء الله

Israel

Maqam Baha'u'llah (مقام بهاء الله), near Acre in northern Israel, is the most sacred site in the Bahá'í Faith and the qiblih, the direction of obligatory daily prayer for Bahá'ís worldwide. It marks the resting place of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the religion, who died there in 1892.

Decimal Degrees (DD): 32.943333, 35.092222
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS): 32° 56′ 36″ N, 35° 05′ 32″ E
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (DDM): 32° 56.6′ N, 35° 5.5333′ E

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Shrine of the Bab

مقام الباب

Israel

The Shrine of the Báb (مقام الباب) on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa is the burial place of the Báb, founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh in the Bahá'í Faith. The golden-domed shrine sits at the center of nineteen monumental Hanging Gardens of Haifa, completed in 2001 and rising 1,500 steps along the mountainside to overlook the Mediterranean. The shrine and its terraces, alongside the holy Bahá'í sites in Acre including Maqam Bahá'u'lláh, were inscribed by UNESCO in 2008 as the first sites of a modern religious tradition added to the World Heritage list.

Decimal Degrees (DD): 32.814616, 34.987156
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS): 32° 48′ 52.62″ N, 34° 59′ 13.76″ E
Degrees, Decimal Minutes (DDM): 32° 48.877′ N, 34° 59.2294′ E

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Bahá'í Faith?

The Bahá'í Faith is one of the youngest of the world's major religions, founded in 19th-century Persia by Bahá'u'lláh, who taught the spiritual unity of humanity and the progressive revelation of one God through messengers including Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh himself. The faith has roughly 8 million adherents worldwide, with its world centre in Haifa, Israel.

Where is the qiblih (direction of prayer) for Bahá'ís?

The qiblih of the Bahá'í Faith is the Maqam Bahá'u'lláh near Acre in northern Israel, the resting place of Bahá'u'lláh who died there in 1892. Bahá'ís worldwide turn toward this point during their obligatory daily prayers, much as Muslims turn toward the Kaaba in Mecca. The Bahá'í Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee, including the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel, were inscribed by UNESCO in 2008.

Are Bahá'í Houses of Worship open to non-Bahá'ís?

Yes. Bahá'í Houses of Worship (such as the Lotus Temple in New Delhi) are open to people of all religions and none. They have nine entrances around a central dome, symbolizing welcome from every direction. Visitors can sit in silent prayer, meditation or reflection, but no sermons or rituals from any single religion are performed inside.