Ar Ruţbah Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ar Ruţbah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Qibla Details for Ar Ruţbah
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ar Ruţbah?
The Qibla direction from Ar Ruţbah, Al Anbar, Iraq is 182.1° (S) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ar Ruţbah should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ar Ruţbah from Mecca?
The distance from Ar Ruţbah to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,294 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ar Ruţbah?
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 Ar Ruţbah, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ar Ruţbah?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ar Ruţbah is 182.1° (S). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 182°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 182.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ar Ruţbah
The Qibla direction from Ar Ruţbah, Al Anbar, Iraq is 182.1° from true north, pointing towards the south. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,294 km (804 miles) away. Geographically, Ar Ruţbah sits to the north of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south.
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 Ar Ruţbah, this means facing south (182.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ar Ruţbah
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (182.1°), 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 182° from Ar Ruţbah. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 182.1°.
Using a compass in Ar Ruţbah
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ar Ruţbah. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 182.1° (south) and shows ALIGNED.