Sipe Sipe Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sipe Sipe, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Qibla Details for Sipe Sipe
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sipe Sipe?
The Qibla direction from Sipe Sipe, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sipe Sipe should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sipe Sipe from Mecca?
The distance from Sipe Sipe to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,350 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sipe Sipe?
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 Sipe Sipe, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sipe Sipe?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sipe Sipe 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 Sipe Sipe
The Qibla direction from Sipe Sipe, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,350 km (7,674 miles) away. Geographically, Sipe Sipe 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 Sipe Sipe, this means facing east-northeast (73.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sipe Sipe
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 Sipe Sipe. 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 Sipe Sipe
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sipe Sipe. 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.