Ake-Eze Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ake-Eze, Enugu, Nigeria
Qibla Details for Ake-Eze
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ake-Eze?
The Qibla direction from Ake-Eze, Enugu, Nigeria is 60.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ake-Eze should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ake-Eze from Mecca?
The distance from Ake-Eze to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,869 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ake-Eze?
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 Ake-Eze, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ake-Eze?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ake-Eze is 60.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 63.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ake-Eze
The Qibla direction from Ake-Eze, Enugu, Nigeria is 60.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,869 km (2,404 miles) away. Geographically, Ake-Eze sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-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 Ake-Eze, this means facing east-northeast (60.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ake-Eze
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (60.3°), 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 63.5° from Ake-Eze. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 60.3°.
Using a compass in Ake-Eze
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ake-Eze. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 60.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.