Ansar ol Emam Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ansar ol Emam, Hamadan, Iran
Qibla Details for Ansar ol Emam
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ansar ol Emam?
The Qibla direction from Ansar ol Emam, Hamadan, Iran is 211.8° (SSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ansar ol Emam should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ansar ol Emam from Mecca?
The distance from Ansar ol Emam to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,719 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ansar ol Emam?
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 Ansar ol Emam, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ansar ol Emam?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ansar ol Emam is 211.8° (SSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 209.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 211.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ansar ol Emam
The Qibla direction from Ansar ol Emam, Hamadan, Iran is 211.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,719 km (1,068 miles) away. Geographically, Ansar ol Emam sits to the north-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-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 Ansar ol Emam, this means facing south-southwest (211.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ansar ol Emam
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (211.8°), 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 209.5° from Ansar ol Emam. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 211.8°.
Using a compass in Ansar ol Emam
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ansar ol Emam. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 211.8° (south-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.