Ar Rastan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria
Qibla Details for Ar Rastan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ar Rastan?
The Qibla direction from Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria is 167.8° (SSE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ar Rastan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ar Rastan from Mecca?
The distance from Ar Rastan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,533 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ar Rastan?
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 Ar Rastan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ar Rastan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ar Rastan is 167.8° (SSE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 168.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 167.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ar Rastan
The Qibla direction from Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria is 167.8° from true north, pointing towards the south-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,533 km (953 miles) away. Geographically, Ar Rastan sits to the north 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 Ar Rastan, this means facing south-southeast (167.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ar Rastan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (167.8°), 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 168.6° from Ar Rastan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 167.8°.
Using a compass in Ar Rastan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ar Rastan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 167.8° (south-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.