Ad-Damazin Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile, Sudan
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ad-Damazin?
The Qibla direction from Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile, Sudan is 27.8° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ad-Damazin should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ad-Damazin from Mecca?
The distance from Ad-Damazin to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,220 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ad-Damazin?
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 Ad-Damazin, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ad-Damazin?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ad-Damazin is 27.8° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 28.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 27.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ad-Damazin
The Qibla direction from Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile, Sudan is 27.8° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,220 km (758 miles) away. Geographically, Ad-Damazin sits to the south-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.
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 Ad-Damazin, this means facing north-northeast (27.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ad-Damazin
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (27.8°), 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 28.5° from Ad-Damazin. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 27.8°.
Using a compass in Ad-Damazin
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ad-Damazin. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 27.8° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.