Pupiales Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia
Qibla Details for Pupiales
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pupiales?
The Qibla direction from Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia is 65.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pupiales should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pupiales from Mecca?
The distance from Pupiales to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,810 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pupiales?
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 Pupiales, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pupiales?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pupiales is 65.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 79.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pupiales
The Qibla direction from Pupiales, Nariño, Colombia is 65.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,810 km (7,960 miles) away. Geographically, Pupiales 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 Pupiales, this means facing east-northeast (65.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pupiales
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.8°), 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 79.8° from Pupiales. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.8°.
Using a compass in Pupiales
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pupiales. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.