Abu Musa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Abu Musa, Hormozgan, Iran
Qibla Details for Abu Musa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Abu Musa?
The Qibla direction from Abu Musa, Hormozgan, Iran is 255° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Abu Musa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Abu Musa from Mecca?
The distance from Abu Musa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,644 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Abu Musa?
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 Abu Musa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Abu Musa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Abu Musa is 255° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 251.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 255°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Abu Musa
The Qibla direction from Abu Musa, Hormozgan, Iran is 255° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,644 km (1,022 miles) away. Geographically, Abu Musa sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-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 Abu Musa, this means facing west-southwest (255°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Abu Musa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (255°), 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 251.7° from Abu Musa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 255°.
Using a compass in Abu Musa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Abu Musa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 255° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.