Provincia Arani Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Provincia Arani, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Qibla Details for Provincia Arani
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Provincia Arani?
The Qibla direction from Provincia Arani, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Provincia Arani should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Provincia Arani from Mecca?
The distance from Provincia Arani to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,262 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Provincia Arani?
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 Provincia Arani, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Provincia Arani?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Provincia Arani is 73° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Provincia Arani
The Qibla direction from Provincia Arani, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,262 km (7,619 miles) away. Geographically, Provincia Arani 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 Provincia Arani, this means facing east-northeast (73°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Provincia Arani
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73°), 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 69.3° from Provincia Arani. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73°.
Using a compass in Provincia Arani
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Provincia Arani. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.