Oraş Însurãţei Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oraş Însurãţei, Braila, Romania
Qibla Details for Oraş Însurãţei
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oraş Însurãţei?
The Qibla direction from Oraş Însurãţei, Braila, Romania is 152.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oraş Însurãţei should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oraş Însurãţei from Mecca?
The distance from Oraş Însurãţei to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,844 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oraş Însurãţei?
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 Oraş Însurãţei, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oraş Însurãţei?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oraş Însurãţei is 152.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 156.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 152.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Oraş Însurãţei
The Qibla direction from Oraş Însurãţei, Braila, Romania is 152.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,844 km (1,767 miles) away. Geographically, Oraş Însurãţei 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 Oraş Însurãţei, this means facing south-southeast (152.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oraş Însurãţei
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (152.9°), 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 156.8° from Oraş Însurãţei. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 152.9°.
Using a compass in Oraş Însurãţei
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oraş Însurãţei. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 152.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.