Ciudad General Escobedo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ciudad General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico
Qibla Details for Ciudad General Escobedo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ciudad General Escobedo?
The Qibla direction from Ciudad General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico is 43° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ciudad General Escobedo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ciudad General Escobedo from Mecca?
The distance from Ciudad General Escobedo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,244 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ciudad General Escobedo?
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 Ciudad General Escobedo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ciudad General Escobedo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ciudad General Escobedo is 43° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 92°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Ciudad General Escobedo
The Qibla direction from Ciudad General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico is 43° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,244 km (8,229 miles) away. Geographically, Ciudad General Escobedo 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 Ciudad General Escobedo, this means facing northeast (43°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ciudad General Escobedo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43°), 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 92° from Ciudad General Escobedo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43°.
Using a compass in Ciudad General Escobedo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ciudad General Escobedo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.