Los Andes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Los Andes, Nariño, Colombia
Qibla Details for Los Andes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Los Andes?
The Qibla direction from Los Andes, Nariño, Colombia is 65.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Los Andes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Los Andes from Mecca?
The distance from Los Andes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,769 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Los Andes?
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 Los Andes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Los Andes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Los Andes is 65.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 80.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Los Andes
The Qibla direction from Los Andes, Nariño, Colombia is 65.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,769 km (7,934 miles) away. Geographically, Los Andes 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 Los Andes, this means facing east-northeast (65.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Los Andes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.5°), 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 80.1° from Los Andes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.5°.
Using a compass in Los Andes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Los Andes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.