Basse Santa Su Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Basse Santa Su, Upper River, The Gambia
Qibla Details for Basse Santa Su
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Basse Santa Su?
The Qibla direction from Basse Santa Su, Upper River, The Gambia is 73.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Basse Santa Su should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Basse Santa Su from Mecca?
The distance from Basse Santa Su to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,785 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Basse Santa Su?
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 Basse Santa Su, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Basse Santa Su?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Basse Santa Su is 73.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 81.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Basse Santa Su
The Qibla direction from Basse Santa Su, Upper River, The Gambia is 73.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,785 km (3,595 miles) away. Geographically, Basse Santa Su 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 Basse Santa Su, this means facing east-northeast (73.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Basse Santa Su
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.1°), 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 81.1° from Basse Santa Su. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
Using a compass in Basse Santa Su
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Basse Santa Su. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.