Al Muţayrifī Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Al Muţayrifī, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Qibla Details for Al Muţayrifī
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Al Muţayrifī?
The Qibla direction from Al Muţayrifī, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia is 247.6° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Al Muţayrifī should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Al Muţayrifī from Mecca?
The distance from Al Muţayrifī to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,091 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Al Muţayrifī?
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 Al Muţayrifī, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Al Muţayrifī?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Al Muţayrifī is 247.6° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 245.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 247.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Al Muţayrifī
The Qibla direction from Al Muţayrifī, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia is 247.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,091 km (678 miles) away. Geographically, Al Muţayrifī sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-southwest.
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 Al Muţayrifī, this means facing west-southwest (247.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Al Muţayrifī
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (247.6°), 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 245.6° from Al Muţayrifī. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 247.6°.
Using a compass in Al Muţayrifī
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Al Muţayrifī. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 247.6° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.