Concepción del Uruguay Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Qibla Details for Concepción del Uruguay
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Concepción del Uruguay?
The Qibla direction from Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina is 75.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Concepción del Uruguay should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Concepción del Uruguay from Mecca?
The distance from Concepción del Uruguay to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,004 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Concepción del Uruguay?
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 Concepción del Uruguay, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Concepción del Uruguay?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Concepción del Uruguay is 75.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 60.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Concepción del Uruguay
The Qibla direction from Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina is 75.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,004 km (7,459 miles) away. Geographically, Concepción del Uruguay 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 Concepción del Uruguay, this means facing east-northeast (75.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Concepción del Uruguay
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75.5°), 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 60.1° from Concepción del Uruguay. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.5°.
Using a compass in Concepción del Uruguay
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Concepción del Uruguay. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.