Pagar Alam Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Pagar Alam, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia

Qibla: 295.3° WNW
Distance: 7,464 km
Coords: -4.03°, 103.25°
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Pagar Alam
295.3°
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7,464 km

Qibla Details for Pagar Alam

Qibla Angle295.3° from North
Cardinal DirectionWNW
Compass Bearing292.3°
Distance to Kaaba7,464 km / 4,638 mi
RegionSumatera Selatan
Latitude-4.0251°
Longitude103.2469°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Pagar Alam?

The Qibla direction from Pagar Alam, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia is 295.3° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pagar Alam should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Pagar Alam from Mecca?

The distance from Pagar Alam to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 7,464 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Pagar Alam?

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 Pagar Alam, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pagar Alam?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pagar Alam is 295.3° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 292.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.3°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Pagar Alam

The Qibla direction from Pagar Alam, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia is 295.3° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 7,464 km (4,638 miles) away. Geographically, Pagar Alam 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 Pagar Alam, this means facing west-northwest (295.3°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pagar Alam

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.3°), 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 292.3° from Pagar Alam. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.3°.

Using a compass in Pagar Alam

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pagar Alam. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 295.3° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.