Diriamba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Diriamba, Carazo, Nicaragua
Qibla Details for Diriamba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Diriamba?
The Qibla direction from Diriamba, Carazo, Nicaragua is 58° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Diriamba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Diriamba from Mecca?
The distance from Diriamba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,077 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Diriamba?
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 Diriamba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Diriamba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Diriamba is 58° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 85.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 58°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Diriamba
The Qibla direction from Diriamba, Carazo, Nicaragua is 58° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,077 km (8,126 miles) away. Geographically, Diriamba sits to the west-northwest 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 Diriamba, this means facing east-northeast (58°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Diriamba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (58°), 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 85.5° from Diriamba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 58°.
Using a compass in Diriamba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Diriamba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 58° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.