Tandahimba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tandahimba, Mtwara, Tanzania
Qibla Details for Tandahimba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tandahimba?
The Qibla direction from Tandahimba, Mtwara, Tanzania is 0.3° (N) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tandahimba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tandahimba from Mecca?
The distance from Tandahimba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,581 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tandahimba?
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 Tandahimba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tandahimba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tandahimba is 0.3° (N). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 0.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 0.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tandahimba
The Qibla direction from Tandahimba, Mtwara, Tanzania is 0.3° from true north, pointing towards the north. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,581 km (2,225 miles) away. Geographically, Tandahimba sits to the south of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north.
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 Tandahimba, this means facing north (0.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tandahimba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (0.3°), 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 0.3° from Tandahimba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 0.3°.
Using a compass in Tandahimba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tandahimba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 0.3° (north) and shows ALIGNED.