Ash Shāmīyah Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ash Shāmīyah, Al Asimah, Kuwait
Qibla Details for Ash Shāmīyah
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ash Shāmīyah?
The Qibla direction from Ash Shāmīyah, Al Asimah, Kuwait is 224.7° (SW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ash Shāmīyah should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ash Shāmīyah from Mecca?
The distance from Ash Shāmīyah to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,202 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ash Shāmīyah?
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 Shāmīyah, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ash Shāmīyah?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ash Shāmīyah is 224.7° (SW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 222.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 224.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ash Shāmīyah
The Qibla direction from Ash Shāmīyah, Al Asimah, Kuwait is 224.7° from true north, pointing towards the southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,202 km (747 miles) away. Geographically, Ash Shāmīyah sits to the 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 Ash Shāmīyah, this means facing southwest (224.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ash Shāmīyah
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (224.7°), 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 222.8° from Ash Shāmīyah. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 224.7°.
Using a compass in Ash Shāmīyah
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 Shāmīyah. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 224.7° (southwest) and shows ALIGNED.