Puebla de Almenara Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Puebla de Almenara, Cuenca, Spain

Qibla: 104° ESE
Distance: 4,513 km
Coords: 39.78°, -2.81°
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Puebla de Almenara
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Qibla Details for Puebla de Almenara

Qibla Angle104° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing116.7°
Distance to Kaaba4,513 km / 2,804 mi
RegionCuenca
Latitude39.7844°
Longitude-2.8144°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Puebla de Almenara?

The Qibla direction from Puebla de Almenara, Cuenca, Spain is 104° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Puebla de Almenara should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Puebla de Almenara from Mecca?

The distance from Puebla de Almenara to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,513 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Puebla de Almenara?

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 Puebla de Almenara, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Puebla de Almenara?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Puebla de Almenara is 104° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Puebla de Almenara

The Qibla direction from Puebla de Almenara, Cuenca, Spain is 104° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,513 km (2,804 miles) away. Geographically, Puebla de Almenara 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 Puebla de Almenara, this means facing east-southeast (104°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Puebla de Almenara

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104°), 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 116.7° from Puebla de Almenara. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104°.

Using a compass in Puebla de Almenara

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Puebla de Almenara. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 104° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.