As Said Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from As Said, Shabwah, Yemen
Qibla Details for As Said
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in As Said?
The Qibla direction from As Said, Shabwah, Yemen is 317.9° (NW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in As Said should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is As Said from Mecca?
The distance from As Said to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,090 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in As Said?
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 Said, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in As Said?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from As Said is 317.9° (NW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 316.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 317.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in As Said
The Qibla direction from As Said, Shabwah, Yemen is 317.9° from true north, pointing towards the northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,090 km (677 miles) away. Geographically, As Said 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 As Said, this means facing northwest (317.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in As Said
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (317.9°), 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 316.8° from As Said. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 317.9°.
Using a compass in As Said
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 Said. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 317.9° (northwest) and shows ALIGNED.