Fuentes de León Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fuentes de León, Badajoz, Spain
Qibla Details for Fuentes de León
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fuentes de León?
The Qibla direction from Fuentes de León, Badajoz, Spain is 99.2° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fuentes de León should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fuentes de León from Mecca?
The distance from Fuentes de León to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,791 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fuentes de León?
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 Fuentes de León, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fuentes de León?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fuentes de León is 99.2° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 112.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 99.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fuentes de León
The Qibla direction from Fuentes de León, Badajoz, Spain is 99.2° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,791 km (2,977 miles) away. Geographically, Fuentes de León sits to the west-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 Fuentes de León, this means facing east (99.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fuentes de León
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (99.2°), 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 112.6° from Fuentes de León. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 99.2°.
Using a compass in Fuentes de León
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fuentes de León. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 99.2° (east) and shows ALIGNED.