Provincia Madre de Dios Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Provincia Madre de Dios, Pando, Bolivia
Qibla Details for Provincia Madre de Dios
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Provincia Madre de Dios?
The Qibla direction from Provincia Madre de Dios, Pando, Bolivia is 71.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Provincia Madre de Dios should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Provincia Madre de Dios from Mecca?
The distance from Provincia Madre de Dios to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,213 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Provincia Madre de Dios?
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 Madre de Dios, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Provincia Madre de Dios?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Provincia Madre de Dios is 71.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 72.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Provincia Madre de Dios
The Qibla direction from Provincia Madre de Dios, Pando, Bolivia is 71.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,213 km (7,589 miles) away. Geographically, Provincia Madre de Dios 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 Madre de Dios, this means facing east-northeast (71.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Provincia Madre de Dios
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (71.2°), 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 72.5° from Provincia Madre de Dios. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.2°.
Using a compass in Provincia Madre de Dios
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 Madre de Dios. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 71.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.