Jabalquinto Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jabalquinto, Jaén, Spain
Qibla Details for Jabalquinto
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jabalquinto?
The Qibla direction from Jabalquinto, Jaén, Spain is 101.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jabalquinto should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jabalquinto from Mecca?
The distance from Jabalquinto to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,547 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jabalquinto?
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 Jabalquinto, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jabalquinto?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jabalquinto is 101.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 113.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.3°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Jabalquinto
The Qibla direction from Jabalquinto, Jaén, Spain is 101.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,547 km (2,825 miles) away. Geographically, Jabalquinto 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 Jabalquinto, this means facing east-southeast (101.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jabalquinto
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (101.3°), 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 113.8° from Jabalquinto. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.3°.
Using a compass in Jabalquinto
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jabalquinto. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 101.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.