Cabeça Gorda Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cabeça Gorda, Beja, Portugal
Qibla Details for Cabeça Gorda
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cabeça Gorda?
The Qibla direction from Cabeça Gorda, Beja, Portugal is 98.1° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cabeça Gorda should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cabeça Gorda from Mecca?
The distance from Cabeça Gorda to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,897 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cabeça Gorda?
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 Cabeça Gorda, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cabeça Gorda?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cabeça Gorda is 98.1° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 111.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cabeça Gorda
The Qibla direction from Cabeça Gorda, Beja, Portugal is 98.1° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,897 km (3,043 miles) away. Geographically, Cabeça Gorda sits to the west-northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east.
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 Cabeça Gorda, this means facing east (98.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cabeça Gorda
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (98.1°), 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 111.9° from Cabeça Gorda. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.1°.
Using a compass in Cabeça Gorda
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cabeça Gorda. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 98.1° (east) and shows ALIGNED.