Villa Faraldi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Villa Faraldi, Liguria, Italy
Qibla Details for Villa Faraldi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Villa Faraldi?
The Qibla direction from Villa Faraldi, Liguria, Italy is 120.4° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Villa Faraldi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Villa Faraldi from Mecca?
The distance from Villa Faraldi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,849 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Villa Faraldi?
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 Villa Faraldi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Villa Faraldi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Villa Faraldi is 120.4° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 130.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Villa Faraldi
The Qibla direction from Villa Faraldi, Liguria, Italy is 120.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,849 km (2,392 miles) away. Geographically, Villa Faraldi 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 Villa Faraldi, this means facing east-southeast (120.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Villa Faraldi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (120.4°), 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 130.5° from Villa Faraldi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 120.4°.
Using a compass in Villa Faraldi
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Villa Faraldi. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 120.4° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.