Jasikan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jasikan, Oti, Ghana
Qibla Details for Jasikan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jasikan?
The Qibla direction from Jasikan, Oti, Ghana is 65.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jasikan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jasikan from Mecca?
The distance from Jasikan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,506 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jasikan?
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 Jasikan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jasikan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jasikan is 65.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Jasikan
The Qibla direction from Jasikan, Oti, Ghana is 65.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,506 km (2,800 miles) away. Geographically, Jasikan 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 Jasikan, this means facing east-northeast (65.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jasikan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.5°), 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 69.8° from Jasikan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.5°.
Using a compass in Jasikan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jasikan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.