Padre Las Casas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Padre Las Casas, Azua, Dominican Republic
Qibla Details for Padre Las Casas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Padre Las Casas?
The Qibla direction from Padre Las Casas, Azua, Dominican Republic is 62.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Padre Las Casas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Padre Las Casas from Mecca?
The distance from Padre Las Casas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,266 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Padre Las Casas?
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 Padre Las Casas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Padre Las Casas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Padre Las Casas is 62.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 88.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Padre Las Casas
The Qibla direction from Padre Las Casas, Azua, Dominican Republic is 62.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,266 km (7,000 miles) away. Geographically, Padre Las Casas 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 Padre Las Casas, this means facing east-northeast (62.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Padre Las Casas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.6°), 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 88.5° from Padre Las Casas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.6°.
Using a compass in Padre Las Casas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Padre Las Casas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.