Aţ Ţaraf Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Aţ Ţaraf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Qibla Details for Aţ Ţaraf
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Aţ Ţaraf?
The Qibla direction from Aţ Ţaraf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia is 248.6° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Aţ Ţaraf should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Aţ Ţaraf from Mecca?
The distance from Aţ Ţaraf to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,102 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Aţ Ţaraf?
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 Aţ Ţaraf, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Aţ Ţaraf?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Aţ Ţaraf is 248.6° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 246.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 248.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Aţ Ţaraf
The Qibla direction from Aţ Ţaraf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia is 248.6° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,102 km (685 miles) away. Geographically, Aţ Ţaraf 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 Aţ Ţaraf, this means facing west-southwest (248.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Aţ Ţaraf
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (248.6°), 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 246.6° from Aţ Ţaraf. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 248.6°.
Using a compass in Aţ Ţaraf
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Aţ Ţaraf. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 248.6° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.