Ila Orangun Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ila Orangun, Osun, Nigeria
Qibla Details for Ila Orangun
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ila Orangun?
The Qibla direction from Ila Orangun, Osun, Nigeria is 64.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ila Orangun should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ila Orangun from Mecca?
The distance from Ila Orangun to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,032 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ila Orangun?
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 Ila Orangun, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ila Orangun?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ila Orangun is 64.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 68.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ila Orangun
The Qibla direction from Ila Orangun, Osun, Nigeria is 64.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,032 km (2,505 miles) away. Geographically, Ila Orangun 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 Ila Orangun, this means facing east-northeast (64.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ila Orangun
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (64.4°), 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 68.3° from Ila Orangun. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 64.4°.
Using a compass in Ila Orangun
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ila Orangun. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 64.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.