Salah Bey Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Salah Bey, Sétif, Algeria
Qibla Details for Salah Bey
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Salah Bey?
The Qibla direction from Salah Bey, Sétif, Algeria is 106.2° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Salah Bey should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Salah Bey from Mecca?
The distance from Salah Bey to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,711 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Salah Bey?
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 Salah Bey, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Salah Bey?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Salah Bey is 106.2° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 115.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Salah Bey
The Qibla direction from Salah Bey, Sétif, Algeria is 106.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,711 km (2,306 miles) away. Geographically, Salah Bey sits to the west-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 Salah Bey, this means facing east-southeast (106.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Salah Bey
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (106.2°), 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 115.6° from Salah Bey. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.2°.
Using a compass in Salah Bey
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Salah Bey. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 106.2° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.