Tirour Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tirour, Hormozgan, Iran
Qibla Details for Tirour
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tirour?
The Qibla direction from Tirour, Hormozgan, Iran is 252.9° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tirour should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tirour from Mecca?
The distance from Tirour to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,855 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tirour?
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 Tirour, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tirour?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tirour is 252.9° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 249.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 252.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tirour
The Qibla direction from Tirour, Hormozgan, Iran is 252.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,855 km (1,153 miles) away. Geographically, Tirour 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 Tirour, this means facing west-southwest (252.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tirour
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (252.9°), 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 249.2° from Tirour. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 252.9°.
Using a compass in Tirour
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tirour. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 252.9° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.