Alella Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alella, Barcelona, Spain
Qibla Details for Alella
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alella?
The Qibla direction from Alella, Barcelona, Spain is 110.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alella should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alella from Mecca?
The distance from Alella to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,158 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alella?
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 Alella, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alella?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alella is 110.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 122.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 110.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Alella
The Qibla direction from Alella, Barcelona, Spain is 110.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,158 km (2,584 miles) away. Geographically, Alella 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 Alella, this means facing east-southeast (110.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alella
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (110.8°), 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 122.3° from Alella. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 110.8°.
Using a compass in Alella
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alella. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 110.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.