Caparroso Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Caparroso, Navarra, Spain
Qibla Details for Caparroso
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Caparroso?
The Qibla direction from Caparroso, Navarra, Spain is 108° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Caparroso should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Caparroso from Mecca?
The distance from Caparroso to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,497 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Caparroso?
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 Caparroso, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Caparroso?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Caparroso is 108° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 121°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 108°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Caparroso
The Qibla direction from Caparroso, Navarra, Spain is 108° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,497 km (2,794 miles) away. Geographically, Caparroso 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 Caparroso, this means facing east-southeast (108°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Caparroso
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (108°), 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 121° from Caparroso. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 108°.
Using a compass in Caparroso
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Caparroso. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 108° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.