Long Xuyên Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Long Xuyên, An Giang, Vietnam
Qibla Details for Long Xuyên
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Long Xuyên?
The Qibla direction from Long Xuyên, An Giang, Vietnam is 288.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Long Xuyên should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Long Xuyên from Mecca?
The distance from Long Xuyên to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 7,085 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Long Xuyên?
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 Long Xuyên, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Long Xuyên?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Long Xuyên is 288.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 279.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Long Xuyên
The Qibla direction from Long Xuyên, An Giang, Vietnam is 288.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 7,085 km (4,402 miles) away. Geographically, Long Xuyên sits to the east of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Long Xuyên, this means facing west-northwest (288.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Long Xuyên
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (288.9°), 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 279.9° from Long Xuyên. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 288.9°.
Using a compass in Long Xuyên
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Long Xuyên. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 288.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.