Chameza Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Chameza, Casanare, Colombia
Qibla Details for Chameza
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Chameza?
The Qibla direction from Chameza, Casanare, Colombia is 65.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chameza should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Chameza from Mecca?
The distance from Chameza to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,130 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Chameza?
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 Chameza, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chameza?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chameza is 65.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Chameza
The Qibla direction from Chameza, Casanare, Colombia is 65.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,130 km (7,537 miles) away. Geographically, Chameza sits to the west-northwest 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 Chameza, this means facing east-northeast (65.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chameza
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.2°), 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 81.6° from Chameza. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.2°.
Using a compass in Chameza
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chameza. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.