Portella di Mare Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Portella di Mare, Sicily, Italy
Qibla Details for Portella di Mare
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Portella di Mare?
The Qibla direction from Portella di Mare, Sicily, Italy is 118.8° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Portella di Mare should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Portella di Mare from Mecca?
The distance from Portella di Mare to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,132 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Portella di Mare?
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 Portella di Mare, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Portella di Mare?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Portella di Mare is 118.8° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 126.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Portella di Mare
The Qibla direction from Portella di Mare, Sicily, Italy is 118.8° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,132 km (1,946 miles) away. Geographically, Portella di Mare 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 Portella di Mare, this means facing east-southeast (118.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Portella di Mare
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (118.8°), 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 Portella di Mare. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 118.8°.
Using a compass in Portella di Mare
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Portella di Mare. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 118.8° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.