Valença Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Valença, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Qibla Details for Valença
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Valença?
The Qibla direction from Valença, Viana do Castelo, Portugal is 101.5° (ESE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Valença should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Valença from Mecca?
The distance from Valença to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,046 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Valença?
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 Valença, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Valença?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Valença is 101.5° (ESE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 116.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Valença
The Qibla direction from Valença, Viana do Castelo, Portugal is 101.5° from true north, pointing towards the east-southeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,046 km (3,135 miles) away. Geographically, Valença 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 Valença, this means facing east-southeast (101.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Valença
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (101.5°), 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 116.8° from Valença. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 101.5°.
Using a compass in Valença
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Valença. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 101.5° (east-southeast) and shows ALIGNED.