Jalingo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Jalingo, Taraba, Nigeria
Qibla Details for Jalingo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Jalingo?
The Qibla direction from Jalingo, Taraba, Nigeria is 62.2° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Jalingo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Jalingo from Mecca?
The distance from Jalingo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,353 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Jalingo?
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 Jalingo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Jalingo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Jalingo is 62.2° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 65.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Jalingo
The Qibla direction from Jalingo, Taraba, Nigeria is 62.2° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,353 km (2,083 miles) away. Geographically, Jalingo 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 Jalingo, this means facing east-northeast (62.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Jalingo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (62.2°), 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 65.4° from Jalingo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 62.2°.
Using a compass in Jalingo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Jalingo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 62.2° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.