Comuna Ieud Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Comuna Ieud, Maramureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Comuna Ieud
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Comuna Ieud?
The Qibla direction from Comuna Ieud, Maramureș, Romania is 149° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Comuna Ieud should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Comuna Ieud from Mecca?
The distance from Comuna Ieud to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,239 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Comuna Ieud?
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 Comuna Ieud, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Comuna Ieud?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Comuna Ieud is 149° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 154.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 149°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Comuna Ieud
The Qibla direction from Comuna Ieud, Maramureș, Romania is 149° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,239 km (2,013 miles) away. Geographically, Comuna Ieud 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 Comuna Ieud, this means facing south-southeast (149°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Comuna Ieud
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 154.3° from Comuna Ieud. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 149°.
Using a compass in Comuna Ieud
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Comuna Ieud. 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.