Dorotea Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dorotea, Västerbotten, Sweden
Qibla Details for Dorotea
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dorotea?
The Qibla direction from Dorotea, Västerbotten, Sweden is 148.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dorotea should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dorotea from Mecca?
The distance from Dorotea to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,073 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dorotea?
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 Dorotea, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dorotea?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dorotea is 148.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 159.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Dorotea
The Qibla direction from Dorotea, Västerbotten, Sweden is 148.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,073 km (3,152 miles) away. Geographically, Dorotea sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your south-southeast.
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 Dorotea, this means facing south-southeast (148.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dorotea
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (148.8°), 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 159.5° from Dorotea. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 148.8°.
Using a compass in Dorotea
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dorotea. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 148.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.