Kaédi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kaédi, Gorgol, Mauritania
Qibla Details for Kaédi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kaédi?
The Qibla direction from Kaédi, Gorgol, Mauritania is 75.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kaédi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kaédi from Mecca?
The distance from Kaédi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,626 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kaédi?
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 Kaédi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kaédi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kaédi is 75.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 84°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kaédi
The Qibla direction from Kaédi, Gorgol, Mauritania is 75.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,626 km (3,496 miles) away. Geographically, Kaédi sits to the west of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Kaédi, this means facing east-northeast (75.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kaédi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (75.3°), 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 84° from Kaédi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 75.3°.
Using a compass in Kaédi
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kaédi. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 75.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.