Fuente Encalada Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fuente Encalada, Zamora, Spain
Qibla Details for Fuente Encalada
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fuente Encalada?
The Qibla direction from Fuente Encalada, Zamora, Spain is 103.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fuente Encalada should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fuente Encalada from Mecca?
The distance from Fuente Encalada to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,835 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fuente Encalada?
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 Fuente Encalada, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fuente Encalada?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fuente Encalada is 103.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 118.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Fuente Encalada
The Qibla direction from Fuente Encalada, Zamora, Spain is 103.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,835 km (3,004 miles) away. Geographically, Fuente Encalada 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 Fuente Encalada, this means facing east-southeast (103.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fuente Encalada
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (103.8°), 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 118.2° from Fuente Encalada. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 103.8°.
Using a compass in Fuente Encalada
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fuente Encalada. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 103.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.