Imués Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Imués, Nariño, Colombia
Qibla Details for Imués
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Imués?
The Qibla direction from Imués, Nariño, Colombia is 65.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Imués should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Imués from Mecca?
The distance from Imués to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,787 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Imués?
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 Imués, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Imués?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Imués is 65.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 79.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Imués
The Qibla direction from Imués, Nariño, Colombia is 65.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,787 km (7,945 miles) away. Geographically, Imués 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 Imués, this means facing east-northeast (65.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Imués
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.7°), 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 79.9° from Imués. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.7°.
Using a compass in Imués
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Imués. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.