Al Arţāwīyah Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Al Arţāwīyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Al Arţāwīyah?
The Qibla direction from Al Arţāwīyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is 226° (SW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Al Arţāwīyah should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Al Arţāwīyah from Mecca?
The distance from Al Arţāwīyah to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 797 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Al Arţāwīyah?
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 Arţāwīyah, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Al Arţāwīyah?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Al Arţāwīyah is 226° (SW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 224.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 226°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Al Arţāwīyah
The Qibla direction from Al Arţāwīyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is 226° from true north, pointing towards the southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 797 km (495 miles) away. Geographically, Al Arţāwīyah sits to the northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Arţāwīyah, this means facing southwest (226°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Al Arţāwīyah
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (226°), 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 224.8° from Al Arţāwīyah. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 226°.
Using a compass in Al Arţāwīyah
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 Arţāwīyah. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 226° (southwest) and shows ALIGNED.