Mirków Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Mirków, Lower Silesia, Poland

Qibla: 140.8° SE
Distance: 3,850 km
Coords: 51.16°, 17.17°
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Mirków
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3,850 km

Qibla Details for Mirków

Qibla Angle140.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionSE
Compass Bearing149.1°
Distance to Kaaba3,850 km / 2,392 mi
RegionLower Silesia
Latitude51.1611°
Longitude17.1703°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Mirków?

The Qibla direction from Mirków, Lower Silesia, Poland is 140.8° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mirków should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Mirków from Mecca?

The distance from Mirków to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,850 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Mirków?

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 Mirków, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mirków?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mirków is 140.8° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 149.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 140.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Mirków

The Qibla direction from Mirków, Lower Silesia, Poland is 140.8° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,850 km (2,392 miles) away. Geographically, Mirków 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 Mirków, this means facing southeast (140.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mirków

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (140.8°), 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 149.1° from Mirków. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 140.8°.

Using a compass in Mirków

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mirków. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 140.8° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.