Faro Department Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Faro Department, North, Cameroon
Qibla Details for Faro Department
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Faro Department?
The Qibla direction from Faro Department, North, Cameroon is 60.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Faro Department should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Faro Department from Mecca?
The distance from Faro Department to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,241 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Faro Department?
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 Faro Department, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Faro Department?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Faro Department is 60.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Faro Department
The Qibla direction from Faro Department, North, Cameroon is 60.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,241 km (2,014 miles) away. Geographically, Faro Department 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 Faro Department, this means facing east-northeast (60.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Faro Department
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.1°), 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 63.1° from Faro Department. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.1°.
Using a compass in Faro Department
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Faro Department. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.