El Matama Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Matama, River Nile, Sudan
Qibla Details for El Matama
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Matama?
The Qibla direction from El Matama, River Nile, Sudan is 51.4° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Matama should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Matama from Mecca?
The distance from El Matama to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 859 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Matama?
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 Matama, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Matama?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Matama is 51.4° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 52.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in El Matama
The Qibla direction from El Matama, River Nile, Sudan is 51.4° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 859 km (534 miles) away. Geographically, El Matama 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 Matama, this means facing northeast (51.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Matama
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (51.4°), 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 52.4° from El Matama. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.4°.
Using a compass in El Matama
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 Matama. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 51.4° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.