Al Quşayr Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Al Quşayr, Homs, Syria
Qibla Details for Al Quşayr
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Al Quşayr?
The Qibla direction from Al Quşayr, Homs, Syria is 166.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Al Quşayr should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Al Quşayr from Mecca?
The distance from Al Quşayr to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,491 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Al Quşayr?
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 Al Quşayr, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Al Quşayr?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Al Quşayr is 166.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 167.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 166.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Al Quşayr
The Qibla direction from Al Quşayr, Homs, Syria is 166.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,491 km (926 miles) away. Geographically, Al Quşayr 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 Al Quşayr, this means facing south-southeast (166.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Al Quşayr
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (166.8°), 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 167.7° from Al Quşayr. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 166.8°.
Using a compass in Al Quşayr
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Al Quşayr. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 166.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.