Bir el Ater Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bir el Ater, Tébessa, Algeria
Qibla Details for Bir el Ater
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bir el Ater?
The Qibla direction from Bir el Ater, Tébessa, Algeria is 107.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bir el Ater should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bir el Ater from Mecca?
The distance from Bir el Ater to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,434 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bir el Ater?
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 Bir el Ater, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bir el Ater?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bir el Ater is 107.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 115.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 107.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Bir el Ater
The Qibla direction from Bir el Ater, Tébessa, Algeria is 107.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,434 km (2,134 miles) away. Geographically, Bir el Ater 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 Bir el Ater, this means facing east-southeast (107.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bir el Ater
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (107.1°), 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 115.5° from Bir el Ater. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 107.1°.
Using a compass in Bir el Ater
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bir el Ater. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 107.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.