Travanca Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Travanca, Coimbra, Portugal
Qibla Details for Travanca
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Travanca?
The Qibla direction from Travanca, Coimbra, Portugal is 100.2° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Travanca should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Travanca from Mecca?
The distance from Travanca to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,973 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Travanca?
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 Travanca, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Travanca?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Travanca is 100.2° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 114.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 100.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Travanca
The Qibla direction from Travanca, Coimbra, Portugal is 100.2° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,973 km (3,090 miles) away. Geographically, Travanca sits to the 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 Travanca, this means facing east (100.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Travanca
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (100.2°), 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 114.8° from Travanca. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 100.2°.
Using a compass in Travanca
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Travanca. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 100.2° (east) and shows ALIGNED.