Mendī Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mendī, Oromia, Ethiopia
Qibla Details for Mendī
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mendī?
The Qibla direction from Mendī, Oromia, Ethiopia is 20.8° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mendī should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mendī from Mecca?
The distance from Mendī to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,389 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mendī?
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 Mendī, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mendī?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mendī is 20.8° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 21.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 20.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mendī
The Qibla direction from Mendī, Oromia, Ethiopia is 20.8° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,389 km (863 miles) away. Geographically, Mendī 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 Mendī, this means facing north-northeast (20.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mendī
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (20.8°), 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 21.3° from Mendī. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 20.8°.
Using a compass in Mendī
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mendī. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 20.8° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.