Marly-la-Ville Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Marly-la-Ville, Île-de-France, France
Qibla Details for Marly-la-Ville
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Marly-la-Ville?
The Qibla direction from Marly-la-Ville, Île-de-France, France is 119.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Marly-la-Ville should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Marly-la-Ville from Mecca?
The distance from Marly-la-Ville to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,504 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Marly-la-Ville?
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 Marly-la-Ville, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Marly-la-Ville?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Marly-la-Ville is 119.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.6°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Marly-la-Ville
The Qibla direction from Marly-la-Ville, Île-de-France, France is 119.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,504 km (2,799 miles) away. Geographically, Marly-la-Ville 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 Marly-la-Ville, this means facing east-southeast (119.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Marly-la-Ville
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.6°), 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 132.8° from Marly-la-Ville. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.6°.
Using a compass in Marly-la-Ville
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Marly-la-Ville. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.