El Salvador Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from El Salvador, Zacatecas, Mexico
Qibla Details for El Salvador
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in El Salvador?
The Qibla direction from El Salvador, Zacatecas, Mexico is 43.1° (NE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in El Salvador should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is El Salvador from Mecca?
The distance from El Salvador to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,386 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in El Salvador?
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 Salvador, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in El Salvador?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from El Salvador is 43.1° (NE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 91.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in El Salvador
The Qibla direction from El Salvador, Zacatecas, Mexico is 43.1° from true north, pointing towards the northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,386 km (8,318 miles) away. Geographically, El Salvador 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 Salvador, this means facing northeast (43.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in El Salvador
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (43.1°), 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 91.4° from El Salvador. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 43.1°.
Using a compass in El Salvador
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 Salvador. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 43.1° (northeast) and shows ALIGNED.