Hurghada Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
Qibla Details for Hurghada
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hurghada?
The Qibla direction from Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt is 135.5° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hurghada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hurghada from Mecca?
The distance from Hurghada to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 891 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hurghada?
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 Hurghada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hurghada?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hurghada is 135.5° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 136.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 135.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Hurghada
The Qibla direction from Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt is 135.5° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 891 km (554 miles) away. Geographically, Hurghada 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 Hurghada, this means facing southeast (135.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hurghada
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (135.5°), 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 136.8° from Hurghada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 135.5°.
Using a compass in Hurghada
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hurghada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 135.5° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.