Lloret de Mar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lloret de Mar, Girona, Spain
Qibla Details for Lloret de Mar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lloret de Mar?
The Qibla direction from Lloret de Mar, Girona, Spain is 111.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lloret de Mar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lloret de Mar from Mecca?
The distance from Lloret de Mar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,123 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lloret de Mar?
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 Lloret de Mar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lloret de Mar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lloret de Mar is 111.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 123°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lloret de Mar
The Qibla direction from Lloret de Mar, Girona, Spain is 111.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,123 km (2,562 miles) away. Geographically, Lloret de Mar 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 Lloret de Mar, this means facing east-southeast (111.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lloret de Mar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (111.6°), 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 123° from Lloret de Mar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.6°.
Using a compass in Lloret de Mar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lloret de Mar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 111.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.