Cabanas de Tavira Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Cabanas de Tavira, Faro, Portugal
Qibla Details for Cabanas de Tavira
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Cabanas de Tavira?
The Qibla direction from Cabanas de Tavira, Faro, Portugal is 97.4° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Cabanas de Tavira should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Cabanas de Tavira from Mecca?
The distance from Cabanas de Tavira to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,868 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Cabanas de Tavira?
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 Cabanas de Tavira, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Cabanas de Tavira?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Cabanas de Tavira is 97.4° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 110.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Cabanas de Tavira
The Qibla direction from Cabanas de Tavira, Faro, Portugal is 97.4° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,868 km (3,025 miles) away. Geographically, Cabanas de Tavira 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 Cabanas de Tavira, this means facing east (97.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Cabanas de Tavira
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (97.4°), 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 110.9° from Cabanas de Tavira. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.4°.
Using a compass in Cabanas de Tavira
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Cabanas de Tavira. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 97.4° (east) and shows ALIGNED.