Alpiarça Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alpiarça, Santarém, Portugal
Qibla Details for Alpiarça
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alpiarça?
The Qibla direction from Alpiarça, Santarém, Portugal is 98.8° (E) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alpiarça should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alpiarça from Mecca?
The distance from Alpiarça to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,987 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alpiarça?
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 Alpiarça, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alpiarça?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alpiarça is 98.8° (E). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 113.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.8°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Alpiarça
The Qibla direction from Alpiarça, Santarém, Portugal is 98.8° from true north, pointing towards the east. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,987 km (3,099 miles) away. Geographically, Alpiarça 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 Alpiarça, this means facing east (98.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alpiarça
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (98.8°), 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 113.3° from Alpiarça. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 98.8°.
Using a compass in Alpiarça
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alpiarça. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 98.8° (east) and shows ALIGNED.