Soacha Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Qibla Details for Soacha
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Soacha?
The Qibla direction from Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia is 65.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Soacha should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Soacha from Mecca?
The distance from Soacha to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,292 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Soacha?
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 Soacha, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Soacha?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Soacha is 65.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Soacha
The Qibla direction from Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia is 65.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,292 km (7,638 miles) away. Geographically, Soacha 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 Soacha, this means facing east-northeast (65.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Soacha
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.1°), 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 81.3° from Soacha. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.1°.
Using a compass in Soacha
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Soacha. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.