Lélouma Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from Lélouma, Labé, Guinea

Qibla: 71.6° ENE
Distance: 5,690 km
Coords: 11.42°, -12.68°
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Lélouma
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5,690 km

Qibla Details for Lélouma

Qibla Angle71.6° from North
Cardinal DirectionENE
Compass Bearing78.8°
Distance to Kaaba5,690 km / 3,536 mi
RegionLabé
Latitude11.4238°
Longitude-12.6818°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Lélouma?

The Qibla direction from Lélouma, Labé, Guinea is 71.6° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lélouma should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is Lélouma from Mecca?

The distance from Lélouma to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,690 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in Lélouma?

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 Lélouma, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lélouma?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lélouma is 71.6° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 78.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.6°.

Finding Qibla Direction in Lélouma

The Qibla direction from Lélouma, Labé, Guinea is 71.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,690 km (3,536 miles) away. Geographically, Lélouma 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 Lélouma, this means facing east-northeast (71.6°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lélouma

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (71.6°), 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 78.8° from Lélouma. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 71.6°.

Using a compass in Lélouma

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lélouma. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 71.6° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.