Icolo e Bengo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Icolo e Bengo, Luanda, Angola
Qibla Details for Icolo e Bengo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Icolo e Bengo?
The Qibla direction from Icolo e Bengo, Luanda, Angola is 39.6° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Icolo e Bengo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Icolo e Bengo from Mecca?
The distance from Icolo e Bengo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,448 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Icolo e Bengo?
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 Icolo e Bengo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Icolo e Bengo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Icolo e Bengo is 39.6° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 39.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Icolo e Bengo
The Qibla direction from Icolo e Bengo, Luanda, Angola is 39.6° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,448 km (2,764 miles) away. Geographically, Icolo e Bengo sits to the southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your northeast.
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 Icolo e Bengo, this means facing northeast (39.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Icolo e Bengo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (39.6°), 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 39.9° from Icolo e Bengo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 39.6°.
Using a compass in Icolo e Bengo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Icolo e Bengo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 39.6° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.