Tieli Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tieli, Heilongjiang, China
Qibla Details for Tieli
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tieli?
The Qibla direction from Tieli, Heilongjiang, China is 283.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tieli should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tieli from Mecca?
The distance from Tieli to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,164 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tieli?
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 Tieli, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tieli?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tieli is 283.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 250.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tieli
The Qibla direction from Tieli, Heilongjiang, China is 283.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,164 km (5,073 miles) away. Geographically, Tieli sits to the northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Tieli, this means facing west-northwest (283.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tieli
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (283.8°), 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 250.4° from Tieli. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 283.8°.
Using a compass in Tieli
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tieli. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 283.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.