As Salamiyah Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from As Salamiyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Qibla Details for As Salamiyah
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in As Salamiyah?
The Qibla direction from As Salamiyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is 249.5° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in As Salamiyah should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is As Salamiyah from Mecca?
The distance from As Salamiyah to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 826 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in As Salamiyah?
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 As Salamiyah, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in As Salamiyah?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from As Salamiyah is 249.5° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 248°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 249.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in As Salamiyah
The Qibla direction from As Salamiyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is 249.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 826 km (513 miles) away. Geographically, As Salamiyah 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 As Salamiyah, this means facing west-southwest (249.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in As Salamiyah
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (249.5°), 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 248° from As Salamiyah. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 249.5°.
Using a compass in As Salamiyah
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in As Salamiyah. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 249.5° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.