Ar Rudayyif Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ar Rudayyif, Gafsa, Tunisia
Qibla Details for Ar Rudayyif
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ar Rudayyif?
The Qibla direction from Ar Rudayyif, Gafsa, Tunisia is 106.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ar Rudayyif should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ar Rudayyif from Mecca?
The distance from Ar Rudayyif to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,414 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ar Rudayyif?
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 Rudayyif, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ar Rudayyif?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ar Rudayyif is 106.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 114.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ar Rudayyif
The Qibla direction from Ar Rudayyif, Gafsa, Tunisia is 106.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,414 km (2,121 miles) away. Geographically, Ar Rudayyif sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Rudayyif, this means facing east-southeast (106.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ar Rudayyif
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (106.6°), 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 114.9° from Ar Rudayyif. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 106.6°.
Using a compass in Ar Rudayyif
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 Rudayyif. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 106.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.