Villar de Olalla Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Villar de Olalla, Cuenca, Spain

Qibla: 104.8° ESE
Distance: 4,468 km
Coords: 40.01°, -2.20°
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Villar de Olalla
104.8°
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4,468 km

Qibla Details for Villar de Olalla

Qibla Angle104.8° from North
Cardinal DirectionESE
Compass Bearing117.4°
Distance to Kaaba4,468 km / 2,776 mi
RegionCuenca
Latitude40.0150°
Longitude-2.1956°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Villar de Olalla?

The Qibla direction from Villar de Olalla, Cuenca, Spain is 104.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Villar de Olalla should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Villar de Olalla from Mecca?

The distance from Villar de Olalla to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,468 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Villar de Olalla?

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 Villar de Olalla, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Villar de Olalla?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Villar de Olalla is 104.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 117.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.8°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Villar de Olalla

The Qibla direction from Villar de Olalla, Cuenca, Spain is 104.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,468 km (2,776 miles) away. Geographically, Villar de Olalla 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 Villar de Olalla, this means facing east-southeast (104.8°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Villar de Olalla

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104.8°), 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 117.4° from Villar de Olalla. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.8°.

Using a compass in Villar de Olalla

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Villar de Olalla. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 104.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.