Niculiţel Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Niculiţel, Tulcea, Romania
Qibla Details for Niculiţel
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Niculiţel?
The Qibla direction from Niculiţel, Tulcea, Romania is 154.9° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Niculiţel should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Niculiţel from Mecca?
The distance from Niculiţel to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,841 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Niculiţel?
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 Niculiţel, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Niculiţel?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Niculiţel is 154.9° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 158.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Niculiţel
The Qibla direction from Niculiţel, Tulcea, Romania is 154.9° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,841 km (1,765 miles) away. Geographically, Niculiţel 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 Niculiţel, this means facing south-southeast (154.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Niculiţel
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (154.9°), 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 158.5° from Niculiţel. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 154.9°.
Using a compass in Niculiţel
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Niculiţel. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 154.9° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.