Mazara del Vallo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Qibla Details for Mazara del Vallo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mazara del Vallo?
The Qibla direction from Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy is 116.9° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mazara del Vallo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mazara del Vallo from Mecca?
The distance from Mazara del Vallo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,178 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mazara del Vallo?
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 Mazara del Vallo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mazara del Vallo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mazara del Vallo is 116.9° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 124.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Mazara del Vallo
The Qibla direction from Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy is 116.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,178 km (1,975 miles) away. Geographically, Mazara del Vallo 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 Mazara del Vallo, this means facing east-southeast (116.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mazara del Vallo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (116.9°), 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 124.6° from Mazara del Vallo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 116.9°.
Using a compass in Mazara del Vallo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mazara del Vallo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 116.9° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.