Nea Lava Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nea Lava, West Macedonia, Greece
Qibla Details for Nea Lava
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nea Lava?
The Qibla direction from Nea Lava, West Macedonia, Greece is 135.8° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nea Lava should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nea Lava from Mecca?
The distance from Nea Lava to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,684 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nea Lava?
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 Nea Lava, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nea Lava?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nea Lava is 135.8° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 141°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 135.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nea Lava
The Qibla direction from Nea Lava, West Macedonia, Greece is 135.8° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,684 km (1,668 miles) away. Geographically, Nea Lava sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your southeast.
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 Nea Lava, this means facing southeast (135.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nea Lava
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (135.8°), 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 141° from Nea Lava. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 135.8°.
Using a compass in Nea Lava
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nea Lava. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 135.8° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.