Jalqani Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jalqani, Sennar, Sudan
Qibla Details for Jalqani
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jalqani?
The Qibla direction from Jalqani, Sennar, Sudan is 30.1° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jalqani should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jalqani from Mecca?
The distance from Jalqani to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,163 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jalqani?
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 Jalqani, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jalqani?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jalqani is 30.1° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 30.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 30.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Jalqani
The Qibla direction from Jalqani, Sennar, Sudan is 30.1° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,163 km (723 miles) away. Geographically, Jalqani 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 Jalqani, this means facing north-northeast (30.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jalqani
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (30.1°), 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 30.8° from Jalqani. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 30.1°.
Using a compass in Jalqani
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jalqani. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 30.1° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.