Garvăn Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Garvăn, Tulcea, Romania
Qibla Details for Garvăn
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Garvăn?
The Qibla direction from Garvăn, Tulcea, Romania is 154.3° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Garvăn should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Garvăn from Mecca?
The distance from Garvăn to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,868 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Garvăn?
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 Garvăn, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Garvăn?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Garvăn is 154.3° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 158.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Garvăn
The Qibla direction from Garvăn, Tulcea, Romania is 154.3° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,868 km (1,782 miles) away. Geographically, Garvăn 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 Garvăn, this means facing south-southeast (154.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Garvăn
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (154.3°), 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 158.1° from Garvăn. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.3°.
Using a compass in Garvăn
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Garvăn. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 154.3° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.