Barbaresco Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy
Qibla Details for Barbaresco
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Barbaresco?
The Qibla direction from Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy is 121.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Barbaresco should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Barbaresco from Mecca?
The distance from Barbaresco to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,892 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Barbaresco?
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 Barbaresco, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Barbaresco?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Barbaresco is 121.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 131.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Barbaresco
The Qibla direction from Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy is 121.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,892 km (2,418 miles) away. Geographically, Barbaresco 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 Barbaresco, this means facing east-southeast (121.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Barbaresco
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (121.3°), 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 131.6° from Barbaresco. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.3°.
Using a compass in Barbaresco
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Barbaresco. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 121.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.