Ferentino Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ferentino, Lazio, Italy
Qibla Details for Ferentino
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ferentino?
The Qibla direction from Ferentino, Lazio, Italy is 124° (SE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ferentino should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ferentino from Mecca?
The distance from Ferentino to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,357 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ferentino?
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 Ferentino, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ferentino?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ferentino is 124° (SE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 124°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ferentino
The Qibla direction from Ferentino, Lazio, Italy is 124° from true north, pointing towards the southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,357 km (2,086 miles) away. Geographically, Ferentino 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 Ferentino, this means facing southeast (124°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ferentino
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (124°), 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 132.1° from Ferentino. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 124°.
Using a compass in Ferentino
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ferentino. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 124° (southeast) and shows ALIGNED.