Sant'Alessio Siculo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sant'Alessio Siculo, Sicily, Italy
Qibla Details for Sant'Alessio Siculo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sant'Alessio Siculo?
The Qibla direction from Sant'Alessio Siculo, Sicily, Italy is 121.1° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sant'Alessio Siculo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sant'Alessio Siculo from Mecca?
The distance from Sant'Alessio Siculo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,980 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sant'Alessio Siculo?
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 Sant'Alessio Siculo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sant'Alessio Siculo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sant'Alessio Siculo is 121.1° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 128°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Sant'Alessio Siculo
The Qibla direction from Sant'Alessio Siculo, Sicily, Italy is 121.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,980 km (1,852 miles) away. Geographically, Sant'Alessio Siculo 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 Sant'Alessio Siculo, this means facing east-southeast (121.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sant'Alessio Siculo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (121.1°), 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 128° from Sant'Alessio Siculo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 121.1°.
Using a compass in Sant'Alessio Siculo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sant'Alessio Siculo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 121.1° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.