Mara Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mara, Maramureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Mara
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mara?
The Qibla direction from Mara, Maramureș, Romania is 148.4° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mara should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mara from Mecca?
The distance from Mara to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,263 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mara?
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 Mara, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mara?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mara is 148.4° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mara
The Qibla direction from Mara, Maramureș, Romania is 148.4° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,263 km (2,028 miles) away. Geographically, Mara 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 Mara, this means facing south-southeast (148.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mara
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.4°), 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 153.8° from Mara. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.4°.
Using a compass in Mara
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mara. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.4° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.