Deir Sammit Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Deir Sammit, Hebron, Palestinian Territory Occupied
Qibla Details for Deir Sammit
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Deir Sammit?
The Qibla direction from Deir Sammit, Hebron, Palestinian Territory Occupied is 155.5° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Deir Sammit should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Deir Sammit from Mecca?
The distance from Deir Sammit to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,224 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Deir Sammit?
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 Deir Sammit, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Deir Sammit?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Deir Sammit is 155.5° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 156.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 155.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Deir Sammit
The Qibla direction from Deir Sammit, Hebron, Palestinian Territory Occupied is 155.5° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,224 km (761 miles) away. Geographically, Deir Sammit sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-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 Deir Sammit, this means facing south-southeast (155.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Deir Sammit
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (155.5°), 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 156.7° from Deir Sammit. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 155.5°.
Using a compass in Deir Sammit
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Deir Sammit. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 155.5° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.