Oropesa del Mar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Oropesa del Mar, Valencia, Spain
Qibla Details for Oropesa del Mar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oropesa del Mar?
The Qibla direction from Oropesa del Mar, Valencia, Spain is 107° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Oropesa del Mar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Oropesa del Mar from Mecca?
The distance from Oropesa del Mar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,279 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Oropesa del Mar?
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 Oropesa del Mar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Oropesa del Mar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Oropesa del Mar is 107° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 107°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Oropesa del Mar
The Qibla direction from Oropesa del Mar, Valencia, Spain is 107° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,279 km (2,659 miles) away. Geographically, Oropesa del Mar 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 Oropesa del Mar, this means facing east-southeast (107°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Oropesa del Mar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (107°), 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 118.9° from Oropesa del Mar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 107°.
Using a compass in Oropesa del Mar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Oropesa del Mar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 107° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.