Rabat Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rabat, Victoria, Malta
Qibla Details for Rabat
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rabat?
The Qibla direction from Rabat, Victoria, Malta is 116.2° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rabat should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rabat from Mecca?
The distance from Rabat to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,945 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rabat?
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 Rabat, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rabat?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rabat is 116.2° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 123.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rabat
The Qibla direction from Rabat, Victoria, Malta is 116.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,945 km (1,830 miles) away. Geographically, Rabat sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 Rabat, this means facing east-southeast (116.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rabat
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (116.2°), 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 123.1° from Rabat. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.2°.
Using a compass in Rabat
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rabat. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 116.2° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.