Provincia de Urubamba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Provincia de Urubamba, Cusco, Peru
Qibla Details for Provincia de Urubamba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Provincia de Urubamba?
The Qibla direction from Provincia de Urubamba, Cusco, Peru is 72.3° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Provincia de Urubamba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Provincia de Urubamba from Mecca?
The distance from Provincia de Urubamba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 12,822 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Provincia de Urubamba?
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 Urubamba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Provincia de Urubamba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Provincia de Urubamba is 72.3° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 72.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Provincia de Urubamba
The Qibla direction from Provincia de Urubamba, Cusco, Peru is 72.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 12,822 km (7,967 miles) away. Geographically, Provincia de Urubamba 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 Urubamba, this means facing east-northeast (72.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Provincia de Urubamba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (72.3°), 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 72.5° from Provincia de Urubamba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 72.3°.
Using a compass in Provincia de Urubamba
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 Urubamba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 72.3° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.