El Jadid Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Jadid, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
Qibla Details for El Jadid
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Jadid?
The Qibla direction from El Jadid, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco is 92.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Jadid should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Jadid from Mecca?
The distance from El Jadid to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,912 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Jadid?
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 El Jadid, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Jadid?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Jadid is 92.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 105.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 92.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in El Jadid
The Qibla direction from El Jadid, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco is 92.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,912 km (3,052 miles) away. Geographically, El Jadid sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 El Jadid, this means facing east (92.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Jadid
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (92.8°), 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 105.4° from El Jadid. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 92.8°.
Using a compass in El Jadid
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Jadid. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 92.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.