Ksar Hellal Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ksar Hellal, Monastir, Tunisia
Qibla Details for Ksar Hellal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ksar Hellal?
The Qibla direction from Ksar Hellal, Monastir, Tunisia is 111.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ksar Hellal should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ksar Hellal from Mecca?
The distance from Ksar Hellal to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,225 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ksar Hellal?
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 Ksar Hellal, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ksar Hellal?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ksar Hellal is 111.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 119.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ksar Hellal
The Qibla direction from Ksar Hellal, Monastir, Tunisia is 111.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,225 km (2,004 miles) away. Geographically, Ksar Hellal sits to the 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 Ksar Hellal, this means facing east-southeast (111.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ksar Hellal
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (111.6°), 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 119.3° from Ksar Hellal. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.6°.
Using a compass in Ksar Hellal
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ksar Hellal. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 111.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.