San Giovanni Rotondo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from San Giovanni Rotondo, Apulia, Italy
Qibla Details for San Giovanni Rotondo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in San Giovanni Rotondo?
The Qibla direction from San Giovanni Rotondo, Apulia, Italy is 127.6° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in San Giovanni Rotondo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is San Giovanni Rotondo from Mecca?
The distance from San Giovanni Rotondo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,191 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in San Giovanni Rotondo?
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 San Giovanni Rotondo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in San Giovanni Rotondo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from San Giovanni Rotondo is 127.6° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 134.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 127.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in San Giovanni Rotondo
The Qibla direction from San Giovanni Rotondo, Apulia, Italy is 127.6° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,191 km (1,983 miles) away. Geographically, San Giovanni Rotondo 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 San Giovanni Rotondo, this means facing southeast (127.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in San Giovanni Rotondo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (127.6°), 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 134.9° from San Giovanni Rotondo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 127.6°.
Using a compass in San Giovanni Rotondo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in San Giovanni Rotondo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 127.6° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.