Carrozziere Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Carrozziere, Sicily, Italy
Qibla Details for Carrozziere
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Carrozziere?
The Qibla direction from Carrozziere, Sicily, Italy is 119.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Carrozziere should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Carrozziere from Mecca?
The distance from Carrozziere to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,936 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Carrozziere?
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 Carrozziere, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Carrozziere?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Carrozziere is 119.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 126.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Carrozziere
The Qibla direction from Carrozziere, Sicily, Italy is 119.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,936 km (1,824 miles) away. Geographically, Carrozziere 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 Carrozziere, this means facing east-southeast (119.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Carrozziere
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (119.5°), 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 126.2° from Carrozziere. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 119.5°.
Using a compass in Carrozziere
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Carrozziere. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 119.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.