Gol Heydar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gol Heydar, Hamadan, Iran
Qibla Details for Gol Heydar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gol Heydar?
The Qibla direction from Gol Heydar, Hamadan, Iran is 213.1° (SSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gol Heydar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gol Heydar from Mecca?
The distance from Gol Heydar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,640 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gol Heydar?
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 Gol Heydar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gol Heydar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gol Heydar is 213.1° (SSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 210.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 213.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Gol Heydar
The Qibla direction from Gol Heydar, Hamadan, Iran is 213.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,640 km (1,019 miles) away. Geographically, Gol Heydar 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 Gol Heydar, this means facing south-southwest (213.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gol Heydar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (213.1°), 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 210.9° from Gol Heydar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 213.1°.
Using a compass in Gol Heydar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gol Heydar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 213.1° (south-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.