Fontanelas Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fontanelas, Lisbon, Portugal
Qibla Details for Fontanelas
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fontanelas?
The Qibla direction from Fontanelas, Lisbon, Portugal is 97.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fontanelas should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fontanelas from Mecca?
The distance from Fontanelas to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,053 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fontanelas?
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 Fontanelas, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fontanelas?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fontanelas is 97.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 112.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fontanelas
The Qibla direction from Fontanelas, Lisbon, Portugal is 97.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,053 km (3,140 miles) away. Geographically, Fontanelas 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 Fontanelas, this means facing east (97.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fontanelas
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (97.8°), 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 112.4° from Fontanelas. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 97.8°.
Using a compass in Fontanelas
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Fontanelas. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 97.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.