Rulenge Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Rulenge, Kagera, Tanzania
Qibla Details for Rulenge
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Rulenge?
The Qibla direction from Rulenge, Kagera, Tanzania is 20° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Rulenge should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Rulenge from Mecca?
The distance from Rulenge to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,868 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Rulenge?
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 Rulenge, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Rulenge?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Rulenge is 20° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 20.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 20°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Rulenge
The Qibla direction from Rulenge, Kagera, Tanzania is 20° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,868 km (1,782 miles) away. Geographically, Rulenge sits to the south-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-northeast.
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 Rulenge, this means facing north-northeast (20°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Rulenge
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (20°), 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 20.4° from Rulenge. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 20°.
Using a compass in Rulenge
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Rulenge. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 20° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.