Municipio de Abreus Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Municipio de Abreus, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Qibla Details for Municipio de Abreus
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Municipio de Abreus?
The Qibla direction from Municipio de Abreus, Cienfuegos, Cuba is 57.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Municipio de Abreus should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Municipio de Abreus from Mecca?
The distance from Municipio de Abreus to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,962 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Municipio de Abreus?
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 Municipio de Abreus, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Municipio de Abreus?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Municipio de Abreus is 57.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Municipio de Abreus
The Qibla direction from Municipio de Abreus, Cienfuegos, Cuba is 57.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,962 km (7,433 miles) away. Geographically, Municipio de Abreus 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 Municipio de Abreus, this means facing east-northeast (57.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Municipio de Abreus
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.2°), 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 90.4° from Municipio de Abreus. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.2°.
Using a compass in Municipio de Abreus
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Municipio de Abreus. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.