El Kala Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Kala, El Tarf, Algeria
Qibla Details for El Kala
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Kala?
The Qibla direction from El Kala, El Tarf, Algeria is 110.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Kala should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Kala from Mecca?
The distance from El Kala to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,480 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Kala?
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 El Kala, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Kala?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Kala is 110.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 119.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 110.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Kala
The Qibla direction from El Kala, El Tarf, Algeria is 110.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,480 km (2,162 miles) away. Geographically, El Kala sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 El Kala, this means facing east-southeast (110.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Kala
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (110.9°), 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 119.6° from El Kala. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 110.9°.
Using a compass in El Kala
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Kala. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 110.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.