Roşia de Amaradia Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Roşia de Amaradia, Gorj, Romania
Qibla Details for Roşia de Amaradia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Roşia de Amaradia?
The Qibla direction from Roşia de Amaradia, Gorj, Romania is 145.5° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Roşia de Amaradia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Roşia de Amaradia from Mecca?
The distance from Roşia de Amaradia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,013 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Roşia de Amaradia?
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 Roşia de Amaradia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Roşia de Amaradia?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Roşia de Amaradia is 145.5° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 150.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Roşia de Amaradia
The Qibla direction from Roşia de Amaradia, Gorj, Romania is 145.5° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,013 km (1,872 miles) away. Geographically, Roşia de Amaradia 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 Roşia de Amaradia, this means facing southeast (145.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Roşia de Amaradia
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (145.5°), 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 Roşia de Amaradia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.5°.
Using a compass in Roşia de Amaradia
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Roşia de Amaradia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 145.5° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.