Qiryat Gat Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Qiryat Gat, Southern, Israel
Qibla Details for Qiryat Gat
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Qiryat Gat?
The Qibla direction from Qiryat Gat, Southern, Israel is 154.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Qiryat Gat should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Qiryat Gat from Mecca?
The distance from Qiryat Gat to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,241 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Qiryat Gat?
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 Qiryat Gat, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Qiryat Gat?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Qiryat Gat is 154.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 156.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Qiryat Gat
The Qibla direction from Qiryat Gat, Southern, Israel is 154.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,241 km (771 miles) away. Geographically, Qiryat Gat sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-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 Qiryat Gat, this means facing south-southeast (154.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Qiryat Gat
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (154.9°), 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 156.1° from Qiryat Gat. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.9°.
Using a compass in Qiryat Gat
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Qiryat Gat. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 154.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.