Tia Mare Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tia Mare, Olt, Romania
Qibla Details for Tia Mare
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tia Mare?
The Qibla direction from Tia Mare, Olt, Romania is 145.8° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tia Mare should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tia Mare from Mecca?
The distance from Tia Mare to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,865 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tia Mare?
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 Tia Mare, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tia Mare?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tia Mare is 145.8° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 150.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tia Mare
The Qibla direction from Tia Mare, Olt, Romania is 145.8° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,865 km (1,780 miles) away. Geographically, Tia Mare 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 Tia Mare, this means facing southeast (145.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tia Mare
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (145.8°), 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 150.6° from Tia Mare. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 145.8°.
Using a compass in Tia Mare
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tia Mare. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 145.8° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.