Arafat Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Arafat, Nouakchott-Sud, Mauritania
Qibla Details for Arafat
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Arafat?
The Qibla direction from Arafat, Nouakchott-Sud, Mauritania is 76.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Arafat should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Arafat from Mecca?
The distance from Arafat to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,829 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Arafat?
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 Arafat, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Arafat?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Arafat is 76.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Arafat
The Qibla direction from Arafat, Nouakchott-Sud, Mauritania is 76.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,829 km (3,622 miles) away. Geographically, Arafat sits to the west of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Arafat, this means facing east-northeast (76.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Arafat
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (76.5°), 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 86.3° from Arafat. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.5°.
Using a compass in Arafat
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Arafat. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 76.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.