Tabwakea Village Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tabwakea Village, Line, Kiribati
Qibla Details for Tabwakea Village
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tabwakea Village?
The Qibla direction from Tabwakea Village, Line, Kiribati is 325° (NW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tabwakea Village should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tabwakea Village from Mecca?
The distance from Tabwakea Village to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 16,819 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tabwakea Village?
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 Tabwakea Village, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tabwakea Village?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tabwakea Village is 325° (NW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 277°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 325°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Tabwakea Village
The Qibla direction from Tabwakea Village, Line, Kiribati is 325° from true north, pointing towards the northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 16,819 km (10,451 miles) away. Geographically, Tabwakea Village sits to the northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your northwest.
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 Tabwakea Village, this means facing northwest (325°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tabwakea Village
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (325°), 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 277° from Tabwakea Village. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 325°.
Using a compass in Tabwakea Village
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tabwakea Village. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 325° (northwest) and shows ALIGNED.