Ush-Tyube Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ush-Tyube, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Qibla Details for Ush-Tyube
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ush-Tyube?
The Qibla direction from Ush-Tyube, Almaty, Kazakhstan is 245.4° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ush-Tyube should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ush-Tyube from Mecca?
The distance from Ush-Tyube to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,366 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ush-Tyube?
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 Ush-Tyube, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ush-Tyube?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ush-Tyube is 245.4° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 232.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 245.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ush-Tyube
The Qibla direction from Ush-Tyube, Almaty, Kazakhstan is 245.4° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,366 km (2,713 miles) away. Geographically, Ush-Tyube sits to the 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 Ush-Tyube, this means facing west-southwest (245.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ush-Tyube
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (245.4°), 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 232.8° from Ush-Tyube. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 245.4°.
Using a compass in Ush-Tyube
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ush-Tyube. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 245.4° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.