Fatick Department Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Fatick Department, Fatick, Senegal
Qibla Details for Fatick Department
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Fatick Department?
The Qibla direction from Fatick Department, Fatick, Senegal is 73.7° (ENE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Fatick Department should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Fatick Department from Mecca?
The distance from Fatick Department to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 5,992 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Fatick 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 Fatick Department, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Fatick Department?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Fatick Department is 73.7° (ENE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 82.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Fatick Department
The Qibla direction from Fatick Department, Fatick, Senegal is 73.7° from true north, pointing towards the east-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 5,992 km (3,723 miles) away. Geographically, Fatick 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 Fatick Department, this means facing east-northeast (73.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Fatick Department
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (73.7°), 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 82.4° from Fatick Department. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 73.7°.
Using a compass in Fatick 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 Fatick 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 73.7° (east-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.