Hammamet Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hammamet, Tébessa, Algeria
Qibla Details for Hammamet
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hammamet?
The Qibla direction from Hammamet, Tébessa, Algeria is 108.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hammamet should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hammamet from Mecca?
The distance from Hammamet to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,467 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hammamet?
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 Hammamet, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hammamet?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hammamet is 108.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 108.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Hammamet
The Qibla direction from Hammamet, Tébessa, Algeria is 108.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,467 km (2,154 miles) away. Geographically, Hammamet 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 Hammamet, this means facing east-southeast (108.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hammamet
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (108.1°), 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 116.7° from Hammamet. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 108.1°.
Using a compass in Hammamet
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hammamet. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 108.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.