Tanguieta Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tanguieta, Atakora, Benin
Qibla Details for Tanguieta
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tanguieta?
The Qibla direction from Tanguieta, Atakora, Benin is 69.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tanguieta should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tanguieta from Mecca?
The distance from Tanguieta to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,252 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tanguieta?
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 Tanguieta, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tanguieta?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tanguieta is 69.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 74.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tanguieta
The Qibla direction from Tanguieta, Atakora, Benin is 69.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,252 km (2,642 miles) away. Geographically, Tanguieta 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 Tanguieta, this means facing east-northeast (69.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tanguieta
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69.3°), 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 74.2° from Tanguieta. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.3°.
Using a compass in Tanguieta
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tanguieta. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.