Barrios Los Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Barrios Los, Cádiz, Spain
Qibla Details for Barrios Los
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Barrios Los?
The Qibla direction from Barrios Los, Cádiz, Spain is 97.9° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Barrios Los should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Barrios Los from Mecca?
The distance from Barrios Los to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,668 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Barrios Los?
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 Barrios Los, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Barrios Los?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Barrios Los is 97.9° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 110.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Barrios Los
The Qibla direction from Barrios Los, Cádiz, Spain is 97.9° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,668 km (2,901 miles) away. Geographically, Barrios Los 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 Barrios Los, this means facing east (97.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Barrios Los
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (97.9°), 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 110.5° from Barrios Los. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.9°.
Using a compass in Barrios Los
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Barrios Los. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 97.9° (east) and shows ALIGNED.