Valea Lungă-Cricov Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Valea Lungă-Cricov, Dâmbovița, Romania
Qibla Details for Valea Lungă-Cricov
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Valea Lungă-Cricov?
The Qibla direction from Valea Lungă-Cricov, Dâmbovița, Romania is 149° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Valea Lungă-Cricov should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Valea Lungă-Cricov from Mecca?
The distance from Valea Lungă-Cricov to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,937 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Valea Lungă-Cricov?
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 Valea Lungă-Cricov, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Valea Lungă-Cricov?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Valea Lungă-Cricov is 149° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Valea Lungă-Cricov
The Qibla direction from Valea Lungă-Cricov, Dâmbovița, Romania is 149° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,937 km (1,825 miles) away. Geographically, Valea Lungă-Cricov 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 Valea Lungă-Cricov, this means facing south-southeast (149°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Valea Lungă-Cricov
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (149°), 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 153.6° from Valea Lungă-Cricov. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149°.
Using a compass in Valea Lungă-Cricov
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Valea Lungă-Cricov. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 149° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.