Gemeente Veendam Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gemeente Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands
Qibla Details for Gemeente Veendam
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gemeente Veendam?
The Qibla direction from Gemeente Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands is 128.7° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gemeente Veendam should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gemeente Veendam from Mecca?
The distance from Gemeente Veendam to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,501 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gemeente Veendam?
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 Gemeente Veendam, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gemeente Veendam?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gemeente Veendam is 128.7° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 141.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 128.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gemeente Veendam
The Qibla direction from Gemeente Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands is 128.7° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,501 km (2,797 miles) away. Geographically, Gemeente Veendam sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Gemeente Veendam, this means facing southeast (128.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gemeente Veendam
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (128.7°), 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 141.2° from Gemeente Veendam. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 128.7°.
Using a compass in Gemeente Veendam
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gemeente Veendam. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 128.7° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.