Oraş Anina Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oraş Anina, Caraș-Severin, Romania
Qibla Details for Oraş Anina
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oraş Anina?
The Qibla direction from Oraş Anina, Caraș-Severin, Romania is 142.1° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oraş Anina should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oraş Anina from Mecca?
The distance from Oraş Anina to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,104 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oraş Anina?
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 Anina, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oraş Anina?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oraş Anina is 142.1° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 147.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 142.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Oraş Anina
The Qibla direction from Oraş Anina, Caraș-Severin, Romania is 142.1° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,104 km (1,929 miles) away. Geographically, Oraş Anina 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 Oraş Anina, this means facing southeast (142.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oraş Anina
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (142.1°), 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 147.9° from Oraş Anina. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 142.1°.
Using a compass in Oraş Anina
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 Anina. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 142.1° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.