Al Wāsiţah Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Al Wāsiţah, Faiyum, Egypt
Qibla Details for Al Wāsiţah
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Al Wāsiţah?
The Qibla direction from Al Wāsiţah, Faiyum, Egypt is 133.5° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Al Wāsiţah should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Al Wāsiţah from Mecca?
The distance from Al Wāsiţah to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,235 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Al Wāsiţah?
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 Al Wāsiţah, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Al Wāsiţah?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Al Wāsiţah is 133.5° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 135.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 133.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Al Wāsiţah
The Qibla direction from Al Wāsiţah, Faiyum, Egypt is 133.5° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,235 km (767 miles) away. Geographically, Al Wāsiţah sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Al Wāsiţah, this means facing southeast (133.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Al Wāsiţah
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (133.5°), 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 135.5° from Al Wāsiţah. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 133.5°.
Using a compass in Al Wāsiţah
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Al Wāsiţah. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 133.5° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.