Salas-e Baba Jani Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Salas-e Baba Jani, Kermanshah, Iran
Qibla Details for Salas-e Baba Jani
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Salas-e Baba Jani?
The Qibla direction from Salas-e Baba Jani, Kermanshah, Iran is 203.6° (SSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Salas-e Baba Jani should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Salas-e Baba Jani from Mecca?
The distance from Salas-e Baba Jani to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,608 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Salas-e Baba Jani?
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 Salas-e Baba Jani, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Salas-e Baba Jani?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Salas-e Baba Jani is 203.6° (SSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 202°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 203.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Salas-e Baba Jani
The Qibla direction from Salas-e Baba Jani, Kermanshah, Iran is 203.6° from true north, pointing towards the south-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,608 km (999 miles) away. Geographically, Salas-e Baba Jani 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 Salas-e Baba Jani, this means facing south-southwest (203.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Salas-e Baba Jani
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (203.6°), 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 202° from Salas-e Baba Jani. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 203.6°.
Using a compass in Salas-e Baba Jani
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Salas-e Baba Jani. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 203.6° (south-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.