Puttalam Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Puttalam, North Western, Sri Lanka
Qibla Details for Puttalam
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Puttalam?
The Qibla direction from Puttalam, North Western, Sri Lanka is 293.6° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Puttalam should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Puttalam from Mecca?
The distance from Puttalam to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,540 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Puttalam?
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 Puttalam, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Puttalam?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Puttalam is 293.6° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 289.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Puttalam
The Qibla direction from Puttalam, North Western, Sri Lanka is 293.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,540 km (2,821 miles) away. Geographically, Puttalam 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 Puttalam, this means facing west-northwest (293.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Puttalam
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (293.6°), 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 289.1° from Puttalam. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 293.6°.
Using a compass in Puttalam
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Puttalam. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 293.6° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.