Pinar El Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Pinar El, Granada, Spain
Qibla Details for Pinar El
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Pinar El?
The Qibla direction from Pinar El, Granada, Spain is 100.1° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Pinar El should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Pinar El from Mecca?
The distance from Pinar El to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,508 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Pinar El?
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 Pinar El, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Pinar El?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Pinar El is 100.1° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 112.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 100.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Pinar El
The Qibla direction from Pinar El, Granada, Spain is 100.1° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,508 km (2,801 miles) away. Geographically, Pinar El 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 Pinar El, this means facing east (100.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Pinar El
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (100.1°), 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 112.3° from Pinar El. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 100.1°.
Using a compass in Pinar El
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Pinar El. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 100.1° (east) and shows ALIGNED.