Cotonou Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cotonou, Littoral, Benin
Qibla Details for Cotonou
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cotonou?
The Qibla direction from Cotonou, Littoral, Benin is 63.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cotonou should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cotonou from Mecca?
The distance from Cotonou to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,359 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cotonou?
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 Cotonou, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cotonou?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cotonou is 63.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 67.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cotonou
The Qibla direction from Cotonou, Littoral, Benin is 63.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,359 km (2,709 miles) away. Geographically, Cotonou 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 Cotonou, this means facing east-northeast (63.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cotonou
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (63.6°), 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 67.4° from Cotonou. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.6°.
Using a compass in Cotonou
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cotonou. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 63.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.