Ribadumia Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ribadumia, Pontevedra, Spain
Qibla Details for Ribadumia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ribadumia?
The Qibla direction from Ribadumia, Pontevedra, Spain is 101.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ribadumia should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ribadumia from Mecca?
The distance from Ribadumia to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,066 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ribadumia?
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 Ribadumia, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ribadumia?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ribadumia is 101.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 117.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ribadumia
The Qibla direction from Ribadumia, Pontevedra, Spain is 101.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,066 km (3,148 miles) away. Geographically, Ribadumia 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 Ribadumia, this means facing east-southeast (101.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ribadumia
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (101.9°), 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 117.3° from Ribadumia. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.9°.
Using a compass in Ribadumia
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ribadumia. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 101.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.