Kuala Lipis Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
Qibla Details for Kuala Lipis
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kuala Lipis?
The Qibla direction from Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia is 292° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kuala Lipis should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kuala Lipis from Mecca?
The distance from Kuala Lipis to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,975 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kuala Lipis?
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 Kuala Lipis, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kuala Lipis?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kuala Lipis is 292° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 285.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 292°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kuala Lipis
The Qibla direction from Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia is 292° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,975 km (4,334 miles) away. Geographically, Kuala Lipis sits to the east of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Kuala Lipis, this means facing west-northwest (292°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kuala Lipis
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (292°), 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 285.9° from Kuala Lipis. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 292°.
Using a compass in Kuala Lipis
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kuala Lipis. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 292° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.