Tichit Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tichit, Tagant, Mauritania
Qibla Details for Tichit
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tichit?
The Qibla direction from Tichit, Tagant, Mauritania is 77.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tichit should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tichit from Mecca?
The distance from Tichit to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,421 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tichit?
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 Tichit, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tichit?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tichit is 77.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 86.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 77.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tichit
The Qibla direction from Tichit, Tagant, Mauritania is 77.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,421 km (3,368 miles) away. Geographically, Tichit 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 Tichit, this means facing east-northeast (77.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tichit
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (77.4°), 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 86.6° from Tichit. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 77.4°.
Using a compass in Tichit
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tichit. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 77.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.