Ar Rafah Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ar Rafah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Qibla Details for Ar Rafah
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ar Rafah?
The Qibla direction from Ar Rafah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia is 254.9° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ar Rafah should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ar Rafah from Mecca?
The distance from Ar Rafah to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 40 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ar Rafah?
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 Ar Rafah, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ar Rafah?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ar Rafah is 254.9° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 254.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 254.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ar Rafah
The Qibla direction from Ar Rafah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia is 254.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 40 km (25 miles) away. Geographically, Ar Rafah 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 Ar Rafah, this means facing west-southwest (254.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ar Rafah
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (254.9°), 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 254.8° from Ar Rafah. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 254.9°.
Using a compass in Ar Rafah
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ar Rafah. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 254.9° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.