Dakar Department Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal
Qibla Details for Dakar Department
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dakar Department?
The Qibla direction from Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal is 73.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dakar Department should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dakar Department from Mecca?
The distance from Dakar Department to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,077 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dakar Department?
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 Dakar Department, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dakar Department?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dakar Department is 73.9° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 83°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Dakar Department
The Qibla direction from Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal is 73.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,077 km (3,776 miles) away. Geographically, Dakar Department sits to the west 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 Dakar Department, this means facing east-northeast (73.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dakar Department
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.9°), 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 83° from Dakar Department. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.9°.
Using a compass in Dakar Department
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dakar Department. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 73.9° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.