Biakoye Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Biakoye, Oti, Ghana
Qibla Details for Biakoye
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Biakoye?
The Qibla direction from Biakoye, Oti, Ghana is 65.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Biakoye should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Biakoye from Mecca?
The distance from Biakoye to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,532 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Biakoye?
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 Biakoye, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Biakoye?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Biakoye is 65.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Biakoye
The Qibla direction from Biakoye, Oti, Ghana is 65.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,532 km (2,816 miles) away. Geographically, Biakoye sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Biakoye, this means facing east-northeast (65.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Biakoye
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.2°), 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 69.5° from Biakoye. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.2°.
Using a compass in Biakoye
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Biakoye. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.