Borghetto di Vara Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Borghetto di Vara, Liguria, Italy
Qibla Details for Borghetto di Vara
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Borghetto di Vara?
The Qibla direction from Borghetto di Vara, Liguria, Italy is 122.7° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Borghetto di Vara should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Borghetto di Vara from Mecca?
The distance from Borghetto di Vara to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,752 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Borghetto di Vara?
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 Borghetto di Vara, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Borghetto di Vara?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Borghetto di Vara is 122.7° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 132.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Borghetto di Vara
The Qibla direction from Borghetto di Vara, Liguria, Italy is 122.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,752 km (2,331 miles) away. Geographically, Borghetto di Vara 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 Borghetto di Vara, this means facing east-southeast (122.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Borghetto di Vara
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (122.7°), 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 132.4° from Borghetto di Vara. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 122.7°.
Using a compass in Borghetto di Vara
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Borghetto di Vara. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 122.7° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.