Ampara Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ampara, Eastern, Sri Lanka
Qibla Details for Ampara
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ampara?
The Qibla direction from Ampara, Eastern, Sri Lanka is 293.8° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ampara should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ampara from Mecca?
The distance from Ampara to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,761 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ampara?
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 Ampara, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ampara?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ampara is 293.8° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 289.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ampara
The Qibla direction from Ampara, Eastern, Sri Lanka is 293.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,761 km (2,958 miles) away. Geographically, Ampara sits to the east-southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Ampara, this means facing west-northwest (293.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ampara
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293.8°), 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 289.3° from Ampara. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.8°.
Using a compass in Ampara
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ampara. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293.8° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.