Provincia Chaparé Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Provincia Chaparé, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Qibla Details for Provincia Chaparé
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Provincia Chaparé?
The Qibla direction from Provincia Chaparé, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 72.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Provincia Chaparé should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Provincia Chaparé from Mecca?
The distance from Provincia Chaparé to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,229 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Provincia Chaparé?
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 Chaparé, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Provincia Chaparé?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Provincia Chaparé is 72.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Provincia Chaparé
The Qibla direction from Provincia Chaparé, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 72.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,229 km (7,599 miles) away. Geographically, Provincia Chaparé 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 Provincia Chaparé, this means facing east-northeast (72.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Provincia Chaparé
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.7°), 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 69.8° from Provincia Chaparé. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.7°.
Using a compass in Provincia Chaparé
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 Chaparé. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.