Ouagadougou Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso
Qibla Details for Ouagadougou
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ouagadougou?
The Qibla direction from Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso is 71.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ouagadougou should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ouagadougou from Mecca?
The distance from Ouagadougou to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,505 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ouagadougou?
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 Ouagadougou, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ouagadougou?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ouagadougou is 71.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 77.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ouagadougou
The Qibla direction from Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso is 71.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,505 km (2,799 miles) away. Geographically, Ouagadougou sits to the west 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 Ouagadougou, this means facing east-northeast (71.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ouagadougou
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (71.4°), 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 77.1° from Ouagadougou. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.4°.
Using a compass in Ouagadougou
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ouagadougou. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 71.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.