Dembī Dolo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dembī Dolo, Oromia, Ethiopia
Qibla Details for Dembī Dolo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dembī Dolo?
The Qibla direction from Dembī Dolo, Oromia, Ethiopia is 20° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dembī Dolo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dembī Dolo from Mecca?
The distance from Dembī Dolo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,533 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dembī Dolo?
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 Dembī Dolo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dembī Dolo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dembī Dolo is 20° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 20.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 20°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Dembī Dolo
The Qibla direction from Dembī Dolo, Oromia, Ethiopia is 20° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,533 km (953 miles) away. Geographically, Dembī Dolo sits to the south-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.
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 Dembī Dolo, this means facing north-northeast (20°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dembī Dolo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (20°), 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 20.6° from Dembī Dolo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 20°.
Using a compass in Dembī Dolo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dembī Dolo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 20° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.