Bawku Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bawku, Upper East, Ghana
Qibla Details for Bawku
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bawku?
The Qibla direction from Bawku, Upper East, Ghana is 69.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bawku should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bawku from Mecca?
The distance from Bawku to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,421 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bawku?
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 Bawku, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bawku?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bawku is 69.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 74.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bawku
The Qibla direction from Bawku, Upper East, Ghana is 69.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,421 km (2,747 miles) away. Geographically, Bawku sits to the west 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 Bawku, this means facing east-northeast (69.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bawku
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69.7°), 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 74.9° from Bawku. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69.7°.
Using a compass in Bawku
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bawku. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.