Marahoué Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Marahoué, Sassandra-Marahoué, Ivory Coast
Qibla Details for Marahoué
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Marahoué?
The Qibla direction from Marahoué, Sassandra-Marahoué, Ivory Coast is 67° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Marahoué should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Marahoué from Mecca?
The distance from Marahoué to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,155 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Marahoué?
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 Marahoué, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Marahoué?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Marahoué is 67° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Marahoué
The Qibla direction from Marahoué, Sassandra-Marahoué, Ivory Coast is 67° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,155 km (3,203 miles) away. Geographically, Marahoué 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 Marahoué, this means facing east-northeast (67°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Marahoué
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67°), 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 71.9° from Marahoué. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67°.
Using a compass in Marahoué
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Marahoué. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.