Sawa Sawa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Sawa Sawa, Kwale, Kenya
Qibla Details for Sawa Sawa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Sawa Sawa?
The Qibla direction from Sawa Sawa, Kwale, Kenya is 0.7° (N) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Sawa Sawa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Sawa Sawa from Mecca?
The distance from Sawa Sawa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,883 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Sawa Sawa?
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 Sawa Sawa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Sawa Sawa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Sawa Sawa is 0.7° (N). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 0.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 0.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Sawa Sawa
The Qibla direction from Sawa Sawa, Kwale, Kenya is 0.7° from true north, pointing towards the north. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,883 km (1,791 miles) away. Geographically, Sawa Sawa sits to the south of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north.
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 Sawa Sawa, this means facing north (0.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Sawa Sawa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (0.7°), 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 0.7° from Sawa Sawa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 0.7°.
Using a compass in Sawa Sawa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Sawa Sawa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 0.7° (north) and shows ALIGNED.