Preluca Veche Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Preluca Veche, Maramureș, Romania
Qibla Details for Preluca Veche
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Preluca Veche?
The Qibla direction from Preluca Veche, Maramureș, Romania is 147.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Preluca Veche should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Preluca Veche from Mecca?
The distance from Preluca Veche to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,240 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Preluca Veche?
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 Preluca Veche, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Preluca Veche?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Preluca Veche is 147.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 153.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Preluca Veche
The Qibla direction from Preluca Veche, Maramureș, Romania is 147.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,240 km (2,013 miles) away. Geographically, Preluca Veche 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 Preluca Veche, this means facing south-southeast (147.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Preluca Veche
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (147.9°), 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 Preluca Veche. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 147.9°.
Using a compass in Preluca Veche
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Preluca Veche. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 147.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.