Blantyre Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Blantyre, Southern, Malawi
Qibla Details for Blantyre
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Blantyre?
The Qibla direction from Blantyre, Southern, Malawi is 7.4° (N) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Blantyre should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Blantyre from Mecca?
The distance from Blantyre to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,175 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Blantyre?
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 Blantyre, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Blantyre?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Blantyre is 7.4° (N). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 7.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 7.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Blantyre
The Qibla direction from Blantyre, Southern, Malawi is 7.4° from true north, pointing towards the north. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,175 km (2,594 miles) away. Geographically, Blantyre 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 Blantyre, this means facing north (7.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Blantyre
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (7.4°), 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 7.2° from Blantyre. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 7.4°.
Using a compass in Blantyre
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Blantyre. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 7.4° (north) and shows ALIGNED.