Tatar Olia Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tatar Olia, Golestan, Iran
Qibla Details for Tatar Olia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tatar Olia?
The Qibla direction from Tatar Olia, Golestan, Iran is 224.3° (SW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tatar Olia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tatar Olia from Mecca?
The distance from Tatar Olia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,281 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tatar Olia?
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 Tatar Olia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tatar Olia?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tatar Olia is 224.3° (SW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 220.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 224.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tatar Olia
The Qibla direction from Tatar Olia, Golestan, Iran is 224.3° from true north, pointing towards the southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,281 km (1,417 miles) away. Geographically, Tatar Olia sits to the northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your southwest.
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 Tatar Olia, this means facing southwest (224.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tatar Olia
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (224.3°), 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 220.1° from Tatar Olia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 224.3°.
Using a compass in Tatar Olia
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tatar Olia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 224.3° (southwest) and shows ALIGNED.