Ipaja Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ipaja, Lagos, Nigeria
Qibla Details for Ipaja
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ipaja?
The Qibla direction from Ipaja, Lagos, Nigeria is 63.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ipaja should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ipaja from Mecca?
The distance from Ipaja to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,267 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ipaja?
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 Ipaja, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ipaja?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ipaja is 63.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 67.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ipaja
The Qibla direction from Ipaja, Lagos, Nigeria is 63.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,267 km (2,651 miles) away. Geographically, Ipaja 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 Ipaja, this means facing east-northeast (63.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ipaja
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (63.5°), 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 67.3° from Ipaja. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 63.5°.
Using a compass in Ipaja
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ipaja. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 63.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.