As Sawm Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from As Sawm, Hadhramaut, Yemen
Qibla Details for As Sawm
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in As Sawm?
The Qibla direction from As Sawm, Hadhramaut, Yemen is 301.7° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in As Sawm should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is As Sawm from Mecca?
The distance from As Sawm to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,200 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in As Sawm?
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 As Sawm, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in As Sawm?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from As Sawm is 301.7° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 300.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 301.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in As Sawm
The Qibla direction from As Sawm, Hadhramaut, Yemen is 301.7° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,200 km (746 miles) away. Geographically, As Sawm sits to the east-southeast 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 As Sawm, this means facing west-northwest (301.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in As Sawm
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (301.7°), 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 300.2° from As Sawm. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 301.7°.
Using a compass in As Sawm
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in As Sawm. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 301.7° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.