Yashikera Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Yashikera, Kwara, Nigeria
Qibla Details for Yashikera
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Yashikera?
The Qibla direction from Yashikera, Kwara, Nigeria is 67.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Yashikera should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Yashikera from Mecca?
The distance from Yashikera to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,103 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Yashikera?
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 Yashikera, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Yashikera?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Yashikera is 67.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 71.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Yashikera
The Qibla direction from Yashikera, Kwara, Nigeria is 67.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,103 km (2,549 miles) away. Geographically, Yashikera 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 Yashikera, this means facing east-northeast (67.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Yashikera
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.2°), 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 71.6° from Yashikera. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.2°.
Using a compass in Yashikera
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Yashikera. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.