Zindah Jān Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Zindah Jān, Herat, Afghanistan
Qibla Details for Zindah Jān
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Zindah Jān?
The Qibla direction from Zindah Jān, Herat, Afghanistan is 241.9° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Zindah Jān should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Zindah Jān from Mecca?
The distance from Zindah Jān to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,583 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Zindah Jān?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Zindah Jān, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Zindah Jān?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Zindah Jān is 241.9° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 236.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 241.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Zindah Jān
The Qibla direction from Zindah Jān, Herat, Afghanistan is 241.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,583 km (1,605 miles) away. Geographically, Zindah Jān sits to the northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-southwest.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Zindah Jān, this means facing west-southwest (241.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Zindah Jān
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (241.9°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 236.2° from Zindah Jān. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 241.9°.
Using a compass in Zindah Jān
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Zindah Jān. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 241.9° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.