Provincia de Tumbes Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Provincia de Tumbes, Tumbes, Peru
Qibla Details for Provincia de Tumbes
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Provincia de Tumbes?
The Qibla direction from Provincia de Tumbes, Tumbes, Peru is 67.5° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Provincia de Tumbes should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Provincia de Tumbes from Mecca?
The distance from Provincia de Tumbes to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 13,298 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Provincia de Tumbes?
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 Tumbes, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Provincia de Tumbes?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Provincia de Tumbes is 67.5° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 77.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Provincia de Tumbes
The Qibla direction from Provincia de Tumbes, Tumbes, Peru is 67.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 13,298 km (8,263 miles) away. Geographically, Provincia de Tumbes 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 Tumbes, this means facing east-northeast (67.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Provincia de Tumbes
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (67.5°), 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 77.9° from Provincia de Tumbes. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 67.5°.
Using a compass in Provincia de Tumbes
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 Tumbes. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 67.5° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.