Matara District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Matara District, Southern, Sri Lanka
Qibla Details for Matara District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Matara District?
The Qibla direction from Matara District, Southern, Sri Lanka is 295.4° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Matara District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Matara District from Mecca?
The distance from Matara District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,698 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Matara 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 Matara District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Matara District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Matara District is 295.4° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 291.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Matara District
The Qibla direction from Matara District, Southern, Sri Lanka is 295.4° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,698 km (2,919 miles) away. Geographically, Matara 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 Matara District, this means facing west-northwest (295.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Matara District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (295.4°), 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 291.2° from Matara District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 295.4°.
Using a compass in Matara 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 Matara 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 295.4° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.