Lahat Regency Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia
Qibla Details for Lahat Regency
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lahat Regency?
The Qibla direction from Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia is 295.1° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lahat Regency should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lahat Regency from Mecca?
The distance from Lahat Regency to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 7,483 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lahat Regency?
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 Lahat Regency, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lahat Regency?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lahat Regency is 295.1° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 292°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Lahat Regency
The Qibla direction from Lahat Regency, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia is 295.1° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 7,483 km (4,650 miles) away. Geographically, Lahat Regency sits to the east-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-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 Lahat Regency, this means facing west-northwest (295.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lahat Regency
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.1°), 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 292° from Lahat Regency. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.1°.
Using a compass in Lahat Regency
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lahat Regency. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.1° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.