Riscle Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Riscle, Occitanie, France
Qibla Details for Riscle
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Riscle?
The Qibla direction from Riscle, Occitanie, France is 110.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Riscle should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Riscle from Mecca?
The distance from Riscle to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,426 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Riscle?
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 Riscle, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Riscle?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Riscle is 110.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 123.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 110.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Riscle
The Qibla direction from Riscle, Occitanie, France is 110.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,426 km (2,750 miles) away. Geographically, Riscle 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 Riscle, this means facing east-southeast (110.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Riscle
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (110.9°), 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 123.8° from Riscle. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 110.9°.
Using a compass in Riscle
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Riscle. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 110.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.