Las Charcas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Las Charcas, Azua, Dominican Republic
Qibla Details for Las Charcas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Las Charcas?
The Qibla direction from Las Charcas, Azua, Dominican Republic is 62.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Las Charcas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Las Charcas from Mecca?
The distance from Las Charcas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,257 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Las Charcas?
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 Las Charcas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Las Charcas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Las Charcas is 62.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Las Charcas
The Qibla direction from Las Charcas, Azua, Dominican Republic is 62.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,257 km (6,995 miles) away. Geographically, Las Charcas 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 Las Charcas, this means facing east-northeast (62.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Las Charcas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.7°), 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 88.4° from Las Charcas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.7°.
Using a compass in Las Charcas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Las Charcas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.