Alconada Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alconada, Salamanca, Spain
Qibla Details for Alconada
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alconada?
The Qibla direction from Alconada, Salamanca, Spain is 103.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alconada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alconada from Mecca?
The distance from Alconada to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,752 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alconada?
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 Alconada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alconada?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alconada is 103.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Alconada
The Qibla direction from Alconada, Salamanca, Spain is 103.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,752 km (2,953 miles) away. Geographically, Alconada 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 Alconada, this means facing east-southeast (103.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alconada
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (103.1°), 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 116.9° from Alconada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.1°.
Using a compass in Alconada
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alconada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 103.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.