Assab Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Assab, Southern Red Sea, Eritrea
Qibla Details for Assab
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Assab?
The Qibla direction from Assab, Southern Red Sea, Eritrea is 342.1° (NNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Assab should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Assab from Mecca?
The distance from Assab to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 986 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Assab?
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 Assab, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Assab?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Assab is 342.1° (NNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 341.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 342.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Assab
The Qibla direction from Assab, Southern Red Sea, Eritrea is 342.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 986 km (613 miles) away. Geographically, Assab sits to the south-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northwest.
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 Assab, this means facing north-northwest (342.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Assab
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (342.1°), 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 341.7° from Assab. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 342.1°.
Using a compass in Assab
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Assab. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 342.1° (north-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.