El Aïoun Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Aïoun, L'Oriental, Morocco
Qibla Details for El Aïoun
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Aïoun?
The Qibla direction from El Aïoun, L'Oriental, Morocco is 98.2° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Aïoun should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Aïoun from Mecca?
The distance from El Aïoun to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,374 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Aïoun?
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 Aïoun, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Aïoun?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Aïoun is 98.2° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 109.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in El Aïoun
The Qibla direction from El Aïoun, L'Oriental, Morocco is 98.2° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,374 km (2,718 miles) away. Geographically, El Aïoun 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 Aïoun, this means facing east (98.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Aïoun
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (98.2°), 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 109.5° from El Aïoun. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.2°.
Using a compass in El Aïoun
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 Aïoun. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 98.2° (east) and shows ALIGNED.