Bat Yam Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bat Yam, Tel Aviv, Israel
Qibla Details for Bat Yam
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bat Yam?
The Qibla direction from Bat Yam, Tel Aviv, Israel is 155.7° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bat Yam should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bat Yam from Mecca?
The distance from Bat Yam to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,283 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bat Yam?
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 Bat Yam, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bat Yam?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bat Yam is 155.7° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 156.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 155.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bat Yam
The Qibla direction from Bat Yam, Tel Aviv, Israel is 155.7° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,283 km (797 miles) away. Geographically, Bat Yam 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 Bat Yam, this means facing south-southeast (155.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bat Yam
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (155.7°), 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 156.9° from Bat Yam. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 155.7°.
Using a compass in Bat Yam
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bat Yam. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 155.7° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.