Mermoz Boabab Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mermoz Boabab, Dakar, Senegal
Qibla Details for Mermoz Boabab
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mermoz Boabab?
The Qibla direction from Mermoz Boabab, Dakar, Senegal is 73.9° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mermoz Boabab should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mermoz Boabab from Mecca?
The distance from Mermoz Boabab to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 6,079 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mermoz Boabab?
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 Mermoz Boabab, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mermoz Boabab?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mermoz Boabab 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 Mermoz Boabab
The Qibla direction from Mermoz Boabab, Dakar, Senegal is 73.9° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 6,079 km (3,777 miles) away. Geographically, Mermoz Boabab 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 Mermoz Boabab, this means facing east-northeast (73.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mermoz Boabab
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 Mermoz Boabab. 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 Mermoz Boabab
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mermoz Boabab. 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.