Houmt El Souk Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Houmt El Souk, Medenine, Tunisia
Qibla Details for Houmt El Souk
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Houmt El Souk?
The Qibla direction from Houmt El Souk, Medenine, Tunisia is 108.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Houmt El Souk should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Houmt El Souk from Mecca?
The distance from Houmt El Souk to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,160 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Houmt El Souk?
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 Houmt El Souk, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Houmt El Souk?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Houmt El Souk is 108.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 108.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Houmt El Souk
The Qibla direction from Houmt El Souk, Medenine, Tunisia is 108.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,160 km (1,964 miles) away. Geographically, Houmt El Souk 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 Houmt El Souk, this means facing east-southeast (108.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Houmt El Souk
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (108.5°), 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 116° from Houmt El Souk. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 108.5°.
Using a compass in Houmt El Souk
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Houmt El Souk. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 108.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.