Lidung Jelo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lidung Jelo, Sarawak, Malaysia
Qibla Details for Lidung Jelo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lidung Jelo?
The Qibla direction from Lidung Jelo, Sarawak, Malaysia is 291.5° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lidung Jelo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lidung Jelo from Mecca?
The distance from Lidung Jelo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 8,353 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lidung Jelo?
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 Lidung Jelo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lidung Jelo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lidung Jelo is 291.5° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 284.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 291.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lidung Jelo
The Qibla direction from Lidung Jelo, Sarawak, Malaysia is 291.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 8,353 km (5,190 miles) away. Geographically, Lidung Jelo 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 Lidung Jelo, this means facing west-northwest (291.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lidung Jelo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (291.5°), 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 284.4° from Lidung Jelo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 291.5°.
Using a compass in Lidung Jelo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lidung Jelo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 291.5° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.