Colchani Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia

Qibla: 74.4° ENE
Distance: 12,494 km
Coords: -20.30°, -66.93°
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Colchani
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12,494 km

Qibla Details for Colchani

Qibla Angle74.4° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing68.2°
Distance to Kaaba12,494 km / 7,763 mi
RegionPotosí
Latitude-20.3000°
Longitude-66.9333°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Colchani?

The Qibla direction from Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia is 74.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Colchani should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Colchani from Mecca?

The distance from Colchani to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,494 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Colchani?

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 Colchani, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Colchani?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Colchani is 74.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 68.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 74.4°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Colchani

The Qibla direction from Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia is 74.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,494 km (7,763 miles) away. Geographically, Colchani 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 Colchani, this means facing east-northeast (74.4°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Colchani

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (74.4°), 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 68.2° from Colchani. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 74.4°.

Using a compass in Colchani

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Colchani. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 74.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.