El Hajeb Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Hajeb, Fès-Meknès, Morocco
Qibla Details for El Hajeb
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Hajeb?
The Qibla direction from El Hajeb, Fès-Meknès, Morocco is 95.2° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Hajeb should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Hajeb from Mecca?
The distance from El Hajeb to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,625 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Hajeb?
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 Hajeb, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Hajeb?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Hajeb is 95.2° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 107.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 95.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in El Hajeb
The Qibla direction from El Hajeb, Fès-Meknès, Morocco is 95.2° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,625 km (2,874 miles) away. Geographically, El Hajeb 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 Hajeb, this means facing east (95.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Hajeb
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (95.2°), 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 107.1° from El Hajeb. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 95.2°.
Using a compass in El Hajeb
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 Hajeb. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 95.2° (east) and shows ALIGNED.