Cuevas del Valle Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cuevas del Valle, Ávila, Spain
Qibla Details for Cuevas del Valle
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cuevas del Valle?
The Qibla direction from Cuevas del Valle, Ávila, Spain is 102.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cuevas del Valle should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cuevas del Valle from Mecca?
The distance from Cuevas del Valle to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,708 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cuevas del Valle?
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 Cuevas del Valle, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cuevas del Valle?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cuevas del Valle is 102.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 102.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Cuevas del Valle
The Qibla direction from Cuevas del Valle, Ávila, Spain is 102.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,708 km (2,925 miles) away. Geographically, Cuevas del Valle sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 Cuevas del Valle, this means facing east-southeast (102.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cuevas del Valle
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (102.7°), 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 116.3° from Cuevas del Valle. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 102.7°.
Using a compass in Cuevas del Valle
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cuevas del Valle. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 102.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.