Ash Shajarah Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ash Shajarah, Irbid, Jordan
Qibla Details for Ash Shajarah
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ash Shajarah?
The Qibla direction from Ash Shajarah, Irbid, Jordan is 161.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ash Shajarah should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ash Shajarah from Mecca?
The distance from Ash Shajarah to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,307 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ash Shajarah?
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 Ash Shajarah, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ash Shajarah?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ash Shajarah is 161.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 162.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 161.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ash Shajarah
The Qibla direction from Ash Shajarah, Irbid, Jordan is 161.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,307 km (812 miles) away. Geographically, Ash Shajarah sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-southeast.
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 Ash Shajarah, this means facing south-southeast (161.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ash Shajarah
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (161.9°), 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 162.9° from Ash Shajarah. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 161.9°.
Using a compass in Ash Shajarah
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ash Shajarah. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 161.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.