Santa Oliva Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Santa Oliva, Tarragona, Spain
Qibla Details for Santa Oliva
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Santa Oliva?
The Qibla direction from Santa Oliva, Tarragona, Spain is 109.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Santa Oliva should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Santa Oliva from Mecca?
The distance from Santa Oliva to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,207 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Santa Oliva?
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 Santa Oliva, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Santa Oliva?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Santa Oliva is 109.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 121.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 109.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Santa Oliva
The Qibla direction from Santa Oliva, Tarragona, Spain is 109.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,207 km (2,614 miles) away. Geographically, Santa Oliva 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 Santa Oliva, this means facing east-southeast (109.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Santa Oliva
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (109.8°), 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 121.5° from Santa Oliva. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 109.8°.
Using a compass in Santa Oliva
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Santa Oliva. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 109.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.