Corte de Peleas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Corte de Peleas, Badajoz, Spain
Qibla Details for Corte de Peleas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Corte de Peleas?
The Qibla direction from Corte de Peleas, Badajoz, Spain is 99.7° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Corte de Peleas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Corte de Peleas from Mecca?
The distance from Corte de Peleas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,814 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Corte de Peleas?
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 Corte de Peleas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Corte de Peleas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Corte de Peleas is 99.7° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 113.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 99.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Corte de Peleas
The Qibla direction from Corte de Peleas, Badajoz, Spain is 99.7° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,814 km (2,991 miles) away. Geographically, Corte de Peleas sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Corte de Peleas, this means facing east (99.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Corte de Peleas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (99.7°), 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 113.4° from Corte de Peleas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 99.7°.
Using a compass in Corte de Peleas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Corte de Peleas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 99.7° (east) and shows ALIGNED.