Nireș Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nireș, Cluj, Romania
Qibla Details for Nireș
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nireș?
The Qibla direction from Nireș, Cluj, Romania is 148.1° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nireș should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nireș from Mecca?
The distance from Nireș to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,196 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nireș?
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 Nireș, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nireș?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nireș is 148.1° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nireș
The Qibla direction from Nireș, Cluj, Romania is 148.1° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,196 km (1,986 miles) away. Geographically, Nireș 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 Nireș, this means facing south-southeast (148.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nireș
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.1°), 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 153.4° from Nireș. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.1°.
Using a compass in Nireș
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nireș. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.1° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.