El Vergel Qibla Direction

Find accurate Qibla direction from El Vergel, Chiapas, Mexico

Qibla: 52.7° NE
Distance: 13,297 km
Coords: 16.58°, -92.08°
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El Vergel
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13,297 km

Qibla Details for El Vergel

Qibla Angle52.7° from North
Cardinal DirectionNE
Compass Bearing87.8°
Distance to Kaaba13,297 km / 8,262 mi
RegionChiapas
Latitude16.5795°
Longitude-92.0815°

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Qibla direction in El Vergel?

The Qibla direction from El Vergel, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.7° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Vergel should face during their daily prayers (Salah).

How far is El Vergel from Mecca?

The distance from El Vergel to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,297 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.

How to find Qibla direction in El Vergel?

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 Vergel, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.

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

The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Vergel is 52.7° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 87.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.7°.

Finding Qibla Direction in El Vergel

The Qibla direction from El Vergel, Chiapas, Mexico is 52.7° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,297 km (8,262 miles) away. Geographically, El Vergel 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 Vergel, this means facing northeast (52.7°).

Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Vergel

Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (52.7°), 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 87.8° from El Vergel. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 52.7°.

Using a compass in El Vergel

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 Vergel. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 52.7° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.