Rouen Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rouen, Normandie, France
Qibla Details for Rouen
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rouen?
The Qibla direction from Rouen, Normandie, France is 118.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rouen should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rouen from Mecca?
The distance from Rouen to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,613 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rouen?
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 Rouen, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rouen?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rouen is 118.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Rouen
The Qibla direction from Rouen, Normandie, France is 118.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,613 km (2,866 miles) away. Geographically, Rouen sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Rouen, this means facing east-southeast (118.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rouen
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (118.4°), 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 132.2° from Rouen. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.4°.
Using a compass in Rouen
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rouen. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 118.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.