Safiabad Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Safiabad, Khuzestan, Iran
Qibla Details for Safiabad
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Safiabad?
The Qibla direction from Safiabad, Khuzestan, Iran is 217.3° (SW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Safiabad should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Safiabad from Mecca?
The distance from Safiabad to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,476 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Safiabad?
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 Safiabad, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Safiabad?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Safiabad is 217.3° (SW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 215.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 217.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Safiabad
The Qibla direction from Safiabad, Khuzestan, Iran is 217.3° from true north, pointing towards the southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,476 km (917 miles) away. Geographically, Safiabad sits to the north-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Safiabad, this means facing southwest (217.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Safiabad
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (217.3°), 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 215.2° from Safiabad. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 217.3°.
Using a compass in Safiabad
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Safiabad. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 217.3° (southwest) and shows ALIGNED.