Bétérou Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bétérou, Borgou, Benin
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bétérou?
The Qibla direction from Bétérou, Borgou, Benin is 66.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bétérou should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bétérou from Mecca?
The distance from Bétérou to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,243 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bétérou?
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 Bétérou, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bétérou?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bétérou is 66.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bétérou
The Qibla direction from Bétérou, Borgou, Benin is 66.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,243 km (2,636 miles) away. Geographically, Bétérou 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 Bétérou, this means facing east-northeast (66.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bétérou
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (66.9°), 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 71.3° from Bétérou. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 66.9°.
Using a compass in Bétérou
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bétérou. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 66.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.