Sabiote Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sabiote, Jaén, Spain
Qibla Details for Sabiote
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sabiote?
The Qibla direction from Sabiote, Jaén, Spain is 101.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sabiote should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sabiote from Mecca?
The distance from Sabiote 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 Sabiote?
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 Sabiote, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sabiote?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sabiote is 101.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 114.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.7°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Sabiote
The Qibla direction from Sabiote, Jaén, Spain is 101.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,513 km (2,804 miles) away. Geographically, Sabiote 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 Sabiote, this means facing east-southeast (101.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sabiote
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (101.7°), 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 114.1° from Sabiote. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.7°.
Using a compass in Sabiote
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sabiote. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 101.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.