Yopal Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Yopal, Casanare, Colombia
Qibla Details for Yopal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Yopal?
The Qibla direction from Yopal, Casanare, Colombia is 65.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Yopal should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Yopal from Mecca?
The distance from Yopal to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,073 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Yopal?
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 Yopal, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Yopal?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Yopal is 65.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Yopal
The Qibla direction from Yopal, Casanare, Colombia is 65.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,073 km (7,502 miles) away. Geographically, Yopal 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 Yopal, this means facing east-northeast (65.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Yopal
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.3°), 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 Yopal. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.3°.
Using a compass in Yopal
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Yopal. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.