El Obeid Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan
Qibla Details for El Obeid
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Obeid?
The Qibla direction from El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan is 46.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Obeid should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Obeid from Mecca?
The distance from El Obeid to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,372 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Obeid?
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 El Obeid, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Obeid?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Obeid is 46.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 48°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Obeid
The Qibla direction from El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan is 46.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,372 km (853 miles) away. Geographically, El Obeid sits to the southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 El Obeid, this means facing northeast (46.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Obeid
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (46.7°), 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 48° from El Obeid. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 46.7°.
Using a compass in El Obeid
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Obeid. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 46.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.