Carmen del Paraná Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Carmen del Paraná, Itapúa, Paraguay
Qibla Details for Carmen del Paraná
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Carmen del Paraná?
The Qibla direction from Carmen del Paraná, Itapúa, Paraguay is 73.1° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Carmen del Paraná should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Carmen del Paraná from Mecca?
The distance from Carmen del Paraná to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 11,652 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Carmen del Paraná?
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 Carmen del Paraná, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Carmen del Paraná?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Carmen del Paraná is 73.1° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 62.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Carmen del Paraná
The Qibla direction from Carmen del Paraná, Itapúa, Paraguay is 73.1° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 11,652 km (7,240 miles) away. Geographically, Carmen del Paraná sits to the west-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your east-northeast.
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 Carmen del Paraná, this means facing east-northeast (73.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Carmen del Paraná
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.1°), 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 62.4° from Carmen del Paraná. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.1°.
Using a compass in Carmen del Paraná
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Carmen del Paraná. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.1° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.