Ash Shawātī Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ash Shawātī, Saada, Yemen
Qibla Details for Ash Shawātī
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ash Shawātī?
The Qibla direction from Ash Shawātī, Saada, Yemen is 321.6° (NW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ash Shawātī should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ash Shawātī from Mecca?
The distance from Ash Shawātī to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 665 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ash Shawātī?
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 Ash Shawātī, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ash Shawātī?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ash Shawātī is 321.6° (NW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 320.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 321.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ash Shawātī
The Qibla direction from Ash Shawātī, Saada, Yemen is 321.6° from true north, pointing towards the northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 665 km (413 miles) away. Geographically, Ash Shawātī sits to the southeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 Ash Shawātī, this means facing northwest (321.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ash Shawātī
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (321.6°), 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 320.9° from Ash Shawātī. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 321.6°.
Using a compass in Ash Shawātī
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ash Shawātī. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 321.6° (northwest) and shows ALIGNED.