Buriti Bravo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Buriti Bravo, Maranhão, Brazil
Qibla Details for Buriti Bravo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Buriti Bravo?
The Qibla direction from Buriti Bravo, Maranhão, Brazil is 68° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Buriti Bravo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Buriti Bravo from Mecca?
The distance from Buriti Bravo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 9,603 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Buriti Bravo?
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 Buriti Bravo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Buriti Bravo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Buriti Bravo is 68° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 68°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Buriti Bravo
The Qibla direction from Buriti Bravo, Maranhão, Brazil is 68° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 9,603 km (5,967 miles) away. Geographically, Buriti Bravo 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 Buriti Bravo, this means facing east-northeast (68°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Buriti Bravo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (68°), 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 71.6° from Buriti Bravo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 68°.
Using a compass in Buriti Bravo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Buriti Bravo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 68° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.