Giardina Gallotti Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Giardina Gallotti, Sicily, Italy
Qibla Details for Giardina Gallotti
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Giardina Gallotti?
The Qibla direction from Giardina Gallotti, Sicily, Italy is 117.6° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Giardina Gallotti should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Giardina Gallotti from Mecca?
The distance from Giardina Gallotti to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,089 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Giardina Gallotti?
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 Giardina Gallotti, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Giardina Gallotti?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Giardina Gallotti is 117.6° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 124.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.6°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Giardina Gallotti
The Qibla direction from Giardina Gallotti, Sicily, Italy is 117.6° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,089 km (1,919 miles) away. Geographically, Giardina Gallotti 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 Giardina Gallotti, this means facing east-southeast (117.6°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Giardina Gallotti
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (117.6°), 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 124.9° from Giardina Gallotti. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 117.6°.
Using a compass in Giardina Gallotti
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Giardina Gallotti. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 117.6° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.