Vila Franca do Deão Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Vila Franca do Deão, Guarda, Portugal
Qibla Details for Vila Franca do Deão
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Vila Franca do Deão?
The Qibla direction from Vila Franca do Deão, Guarda, Portugal is 101.3° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Vila Franca do Deão should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Vila Franca do Deão from Mecca?
The distance from Vila Franca do Deão to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,901 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Vila Franca do Deão?
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 Vila Franca do Deão, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Vila Franca do Deão?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Vila Franca do Deão is 101.3° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 115.7°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Vila Franca do Deão
The Qibla direction from Vila Franca do Deão, Guarda, Portugal is 101.3° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,901 km (3,045 miles) away. Geographically, Vila Franca do Deão sits to the northwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-southeast.
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 Vila Franca do Deão, this means facing east-southeast (101.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Vila Franca do Deão
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (101.3°), 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 115.7° from Vila Franca do Deão. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.3°.
Using a compass in Vila Franca do Deão
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Vila Franca do Deão. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 101.3° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.