Longages Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Longages, Occitanie, France
Qibla Details for Longages
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Longages?
The Qibla direction from Longages, Occitanie, France is 111.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Longages should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Longages from Mecca?
The distance from Longages to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,314 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Longages?
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 Longages, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Longages?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Longages is 111.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 124.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Longages
The Qibla direction from Longages, Occitanie, France is 111.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,314 km (2,681 miles) away. Geographically, Longages 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 Longages, this means facing east-southeast (111.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Longages
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (111.9°), 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 124.2° from Longages. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 111.9°.
Using a compass in Longages
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Longages. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 111.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.