Provincia Tapacarí Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Provincia Tapacarí, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Qibla Details for Provincia Tapacarí
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Provincia Tapacarí?
The Qibla direction from Provincia Tapacarí, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Provincia Tapacarí should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Provincia Tapacarí from Mecca?
The distance from Provincia Tapacarí to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,376 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Provincia Tapacarí?
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 Tapacarí, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Provincia Tapacarí?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Provincia Tapacarí is 73.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Provincia Tapacarí
The Qibla direction from Provincia Tapacarí, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,376 km (7,690 miles) away. Geographically, Provincia Tapacarí 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 Tapacarí, this means facing east-northeast (73.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Provincia Tapacarí
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.2°), 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 69.5° from Provincia Tapacarí. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.2°.
Using a compass in Provincia Tapacarí
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 Tapacarí. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.