Provincia Mizque Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Provincia Mizque, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Qibla Details for Provincia Mizque
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Provincia Mizque?
The Qibla direction from Provincia Mizque, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Provincia Mizque should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Provincia Mizque from Mecca?
The distance from Provincia Mizque to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,264 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Provincia Mizque?
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 Mizque, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Provincia Mizque?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Provincia Mizque is 73.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Provincia Mizque
The Qibla direction from Provincia Mizque, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,264 km (7,620 miles) away. Geographically, Provincia Mizque 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 Mizque, this means facing east-northeast (73.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Provincia Mizque
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.1°), 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 69.1° from Provincia Mizque. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
Using a compass in Provincia Mizque
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 Mizque. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.