Oulad Tayeb Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oulad Tayeb, Fès-Meknès, Morocco
Qibla Details for Oulad Tayeb
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oulad Tayeb?
The Qibla direction from Oulad Tayeb, Fès-Meknès, Morocco is 95.7° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oulad Tayeb should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oulad Tayeb from Mecca?
The distance from Oulad Tayeb to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,593 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oulad Tayeb?
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 Oulad Tayeb, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oulad Tayeb?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oulad Tayeb is 95.7° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 107.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 95.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Oulad Tayeb
The Qibla direction from Oulad Tayeb, Fès-Meknès, Morocco is 95.7° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,593 km (2,854 miles) away. Geographically, Oulad Tayeb 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 Oulad Tayeb, this means facing east (95.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oulad Tayeb
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (95.7°), 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 107.6° from Oulad Tayeb. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 95.7°.
Using a compass in Oulad Tayeb
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oulad Tayeb. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 95.7° (east) and shows ALIGNED.