Trincomalee District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Trincomalee District, Eastern, Sri Lanka
Qibla Details for Trincomalee District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Trincomalee District?
The Qibla direction from Trincomalee District, Eastern, Sri Lanka is 292.7° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Trincomalee District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Trincomalee District from Mecca?
The distance from Trincomalee District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,643 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Trincomalee District?
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 Trincomalee District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Trincomalee District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Trincomalee District is 292.7° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 287.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 292.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Trincomalee District
The Qibla direction from Trincomalee District, Eastern, Sri Lanka is 292.7° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,643 km (2,885 miles) away. Geographically, Trincomalee District 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 Trincomalee District, this means facing west-northwest (292.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Trincomalee District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (292.7°), 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 287.9° from Trincomalee District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 292.7°.
Using a compass in Trincomalee District
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Trincomalee District. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 292.7° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.