Páramo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Páramo, Santander, Colombia
Qibla Details for Páramo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Páramo?
The Qibla direction from Páramo, Santander, Colombia is 64.8° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Páramo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Páramo from Mecca?
The distance from Páramo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,100 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Páramo?
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 Páramo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Páramo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Páramo is 64.8° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Páramo
The Qibla direction from Páramo, Santander, Colombia is 64.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,100 km (7,519 miles) away. Geographically, Páramo 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 Páramo, this means facing east-northeast (64.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Páramo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.8°), 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 82.2° from Páramo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.8°.
Using a compass in Páramo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Páramo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.8° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.