Atazar El Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Atazar El, Madrid, Spain
Qibla Details for Atazar El
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Atazar El?
The Qibla direction from Atazar El, Madrid, Spain is 104.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Atazar El should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Atazar El from Mecca?
The distance from Atazar El to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,599 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Atazar 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 Atazar El, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Atazar El?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Atazar El is 104.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Atazar El
The Qibla direction from Atazar El, Madrid, Spain is 104.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,599 km (2,858 miles) away. Geographically, Atazar El 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 Atazar El, this means facing east-southeast (104.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Atazar El
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (104.7°), 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 118° from Atazar El. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 104.7°.
Using a compass in Atazar 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 Atazar 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 104.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.