Owrteh Qamish Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Owrteh Qamish, Hamadan, Iran
Qibla Details for Owrteh Qamish
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Owrteh Qamish?
The Qibla direction from Owrteh Qamish, Hamadan, Iran is 210.9° (SSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Owrteh Qamish should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Owrteh Qamish from Mecca?
The distance from Owrteh Qamish to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,793 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Owrteh Qamish?
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 Owrteh Qamish, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Owrteh Qamish?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Owrteh Qamish is 210.9° (SSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 208.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 210.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Owrteh Qamish
The Qibla direction from Owrteh Qamish, Hamadan, Iran is 210.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,793 km (1,114 miles) away. Geographically, Owrteh Qamish 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 Owrteh Qamish, this means facing south-southwest (210.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Owrteh Qamish
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (210.9°), 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 208.6° from Owrteh Qamish. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 210.9°.
Using a compass in Owrteh Qamish
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Owrteh Qamish. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 210.9° (south-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.