Barracas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Qibla Details for Barracas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Barracas?
The Qibla direction from Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina is 76.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Barracas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Barracas from Mecca?
The distance from Barracas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,076 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Barracas?
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 Barracas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Barracas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Barracas is 76.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 59°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Barracas
The Qibla direction from Barracas, Buenos Aires, Argentina is 76.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,076 km (7,504 miles) away. Geographically, Barracas sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Barracas, this means facing east-northeast (76.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Barracas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (76.3°), 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 59° from Barracas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 76.3°.
Using a compass in Barracas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Barracas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 76.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.