El Copalar Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Copalar, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 51.9° NE
Distance: 13,373 km
Coords: 16.88°, -93.21°
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El Copalar
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13,373 km

Qibla Details for El Copalar

Qibla Angle51.9° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.9°
Distance to Kaaba13,373 km / 8,310 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude16.8769°
Longitude-93.2139°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Copalar?

The Qibla direction from El Copalar, Chiapas, Mexico is 51.9° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Copalar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Copalar from Mecca?

The distance from El Copalar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,373 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Copalar?

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 El Copalar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Copalar?

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Copalar is 51.9° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.9°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Copalar

The Qibla direction from El Copalar, Chiapas, Mexico is 51.9° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,373 km (8,310 miles) away. Geographically, El Copalar sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your 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 El Copalar, this means facing northeast (51.9°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Copalar

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (51.9°), 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 87.9° from El Copalar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 51.9°.

Using a compass in El Copalar

A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in El Copalar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 51.9° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.