Curăţele Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Curăţele, Bihor, Romania
Qibla Details for Curăţele
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Curăţele?
The Qibla direction from Curăţele, Bihor, Romania is 144.9° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Curăţele should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Curăţele from Mecca?
The distance from Curăţele to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,223 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Curăţele?
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 Curăţele, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Curăţele?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Curăţele is 144.9° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 150.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 144.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Curăţele
The Qibla direction from Curăţele, Bihor, Romania is 144.9° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,223 km (2,003 miles) away. Geographically, Curăţele 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 Curăţele, this means facing southeast (144.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Curăţele
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (144.9°), 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 150.7° from Curăţele. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 144.9°.
Using a compass in Curăţele
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Curăţele. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 144.9° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.