Alapa Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alapa, Oyo, Nigeria
Qibla Details for Alapa
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alapa?
The Qibla direction from Alapa, Oyo, Nigeria is 65.4° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alapa should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alapa from Mecca?
The distance from Alapa to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,056 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alapa?
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 Alapa, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alapa?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alapa is 65.4° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 69.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Alapa
The Qibla direction from Alapa, Oyo, Nigeria is 65.4° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,056 km (2,520 miles) away. Geographically, Alapa 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 Alapa, this means facing east-northeast (65.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alapa
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (65.4°), 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 69.4° from Alapa. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 65.4°.
Using a compass in Alapa
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alapa. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 65.4° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.