Tiraque Province Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tiraque Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Qibla Details for Tiraque Province
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tiraque Province?
The Qibla direction from Tiraque Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tiraque Province should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tiraque Province from Mecca?
The distance from Tiraque Province to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,299 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tiraque Province?
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 Tiraque Province, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tiraque Province?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tiraque Province is 73° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tiraque Province
The Qibla direction from Tiraque Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia is 73° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,299 km (7,642 miles) away. Geographically, Tiraque Province 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 Tiraque Province, this means facing east-northeast (73°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tiraque Province
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 69.5° from Tiraque Province. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73°.
Using a compass in Tiraque Province
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tiraque Province. 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.