Provincia de Chota Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Provincia de Chota, Cajamarca, Peru
Qibla Details for Provincia de Chota
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Provincia de Chota?
The Qibla direction from Provincia de Chota, Cajamarca, Peru is 69° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Provincia de Chota should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Provincia de Chota from Mecca?
The distance from Provincia de Chota to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,279 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Provincia de Chota?
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 Provincia de Chota, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Provincia de Chota?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Provincia de Chota is 69° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 76.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 69°.
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Qibla: 69.3°
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Qibla: 69.6°
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Finding Qibla Direction in Provincia de Chota
The Qibla direction from Provincia de Chota, Cajamarca, Peru is 69° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,279 km (8,251 miles) away. Geographically, Provincia de Chota sits to the west 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 Provincia de Chota, this means facing east-northeast (69°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Provincia de Chota
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (69°), 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 76.6° from Provincia de Chota. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 69°.
Using a compass in Provincia de Chota
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Provincia de Chota. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 69° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.