Tijuana Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Qibla Details for Tijuana
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Tijuana?
The Qibla direction from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico is 25.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Tijuana should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Tijuana from Mecca?
The distance from Tijuana to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,547 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Tijuana?
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 Tijuana, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Tijuana?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Tijuana is 25.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 94.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.5°.
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Qibla: 25.9°
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Qibla: 26.2°
Benito Juárez
Qibla: 27.5°
Buenos Aires
Qibla: 25.6°
Camalú
Qibla: 26.9°
Cereso del Hongo
Qibla: 26.3°
Ciudad Coahuila (Kilómetro Cincuenta y Siete)
Qibla: 27.6°
Ciudad Morelos
Qibla: 25.5°
Colinas del Sol
Qibla: 25.5°
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Qibla: 26.1°
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Qibla: 27°
Colonia Nueva Era
Qibla: 27.2°
Finding Qibla Direction in Tijuana
The Qibla direction from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico is 25.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,547 km (8,418 miles) away. Geographically, Tijuana sits to the north-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Tijuana, this means facing north-northeast (25.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Tijuana
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (25.5°), 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 94.5° from Tijuana. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 25.5°.
Using a compass in Tijuana
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Tijuana. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 25.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.