Province du Yagha Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Province du Yagha, Sahel, Burkina Faso
Qibla Details for Province du Yagha
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Province du Yagha?
The Qibla direction from Province du Yagha, Sahel, Burkina Faso is 72.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Province du Yagha should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Province du Yagha from Mecca?
The distance from Province du Yagha to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,251 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Province du Yagha?
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 Province du Yagha, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Province du Yagha?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Province du Yagha is 72.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 77.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Province du Yagha
The Qibla direction from Province du Yagha, Sahel, Burkina Faso is 72.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,251 km (2,641 miles) away. Geographically, Province du Yagha 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 Province du Yagha, this means facing east-northeast (72.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Province du Yagha
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.3°), 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 77.9° from Province du Yagha. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.3°.
Using a compass in Province du Yagha
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Province du Yagha. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.