Eravur Town Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Eravur Town, Eastern, Sri Lanka
Qibla Details for Eravur Town
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Eravur Town?
The Qibla direction from Eravur Town, Eastern, Sri Lanka is 293.4° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Eravur Town should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Eravur Town from Mecca?
The distance from Eravur Town to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,731 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Eravur Town?
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 Eravur Town, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Eravur Town?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Eravur Town is 293.4° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 288.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Eravur Town
The Qibla direction from Eravur Town, Eastern, Sri Lanka is 293.4° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,731 km (2,940 miles) away. Geographically, Eravur Town 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 Eravur Town, this means facing west-northwest (293.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Eravur Town
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293.4°), 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 288.7° from Eravur Town. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.4°.
Using a compass in Eravur Town
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Eravur Town. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293.4° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.