Brou-sur-Chantereine Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Brou-sur-Chantereine, Île-de-France, France
Qibla Details for Brou-sur-Chantereine
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Brou-sur-Chantereine?
The Qibla direction from Brou-sur-Chantereine, Île-de-France, France is 119.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Brou-sur-Chantereine should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Brou-sur-Chantereine from Mecca?
The distance from Brou-sur-Chantereine to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,485 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Brou-sur-Chantereine?
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 Brou-sur-Chantereine, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Brou-sur-Chantereine?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Brou-sur-Chantereine is 119.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Brou-sur-Chantereine
The Qibla direction from Brou-sur-Chantereine, Île-de-France, France is 119.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,485 km (2,787 miles) away. Geographically, Brou-sur-Chantereine 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 Brou-sur-Chantereine, this means facing east-southeast (119.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Brou-sur-Chantereine
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.5°), 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 132.6° from Brou-sur-Chantereine. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.5°.
Using a compass in Brou-sur-Chantereine
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Brou-sur-Chantereine. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.