Colle Mainello Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Colle Mainello, Lazio, Italy
Qibla Details for Colle Mainello
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Colle Mainello?
The Qibla direction from Colle Mainello, Lazio, Italy is 123.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Colle Mainello should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Colle Mainello from Mecca?
The distance from Colle Mainello to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,400 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Colle Mainello?
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 Colle Mainello, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Colle Mainello?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Colle Mainello is 123.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Colle Mainello
The Qibla direction from Colle Mainello, Lazio, Italy is 123.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,400 km (2,113 miles) away. Geographically, Colle Mainello sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Colle Mainello, this means facing east-southeast (123.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Colle Mainello
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (123.6°), 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 131.9° from Colle Mainello. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 123.6°.
Using a compass in Colle Mainello
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Colle Mainello. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 123.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.