Gitarama Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gitarama, Southern, Rwanda
Qibla Details for Gitarama
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gitarama?
The Qibla direction from Gitarama, Southern, Rwanda is 22.2° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gitarama should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gitarama from Mecca?
The distance from Gitarama to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,836 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gitarama?
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 Gitarama, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gitarama?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gitarama is 22.2° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 22.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gitarama
The Qibla direction from Gitarama, Southern, Rwanda is 22.2° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,836 km (1,762 miles) away. Geographically, Gitarama sits to the south-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.
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 Gitarama, this means facing north-northeast (22.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gitarama
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (22.2°), 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 22.7° from Gitarama. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 22.2°.
Using a compass in Gitarama
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Gitarama. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 22.2° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.