Kuytun Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kuytun, Xinjiang, China
Qibla Details for Kuytun
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kuytun?
The Qibla direction from Kuytun, Xinjiang, China is 253.2° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kuytun should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kuytun from Mecca?
The distance from Kuytun to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,845 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kuytun?
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 Kuytun, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kuytun?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kuytun is 253.2° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 238.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 253.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Kuytun
The Qibla direction from Kuytun, Xinjiang, China is 253.2° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,845 km (3,011 miles) away. Geographically, Kuytun 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 Kuytun, this means facing west-southwest (253.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kuytun
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (253.2°), 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 238.4° from Kuytun. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 253.2°.
Using a compass in Kuytun
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kuytun. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 253.2° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.