Cifuentes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cifuentes, Villa Clara, Cuba
Qibla Details for Cifuentes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cifuentes?
The Qibla direction from Cifuentes, Villa Clara, Cuba is 57.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cifuentes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cifuentes from Mecca?
The distance from Cifuentes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,877 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cifuentes?
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 Cifuentes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cifuentes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cifuentes is 57.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 90.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cifuentes
The Qibla direction from Cifuentes, Villa Clara, Cuba is 57.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,877 km (7,380 miles) away. Geographically, Cifuentes 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 Cifuentes, this means facing east-northeast (57.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cifuentes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (57.4°), 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 90.6° from Cifuentes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 57.4°.
Using a compass in Cifuentes
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cifuentes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 57.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.