Alapi Village Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Alapi Village, Funafuti, Tuvalu
Qibla Details for Alapi Village
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Alapi Village?
The Qibla direction from Alapi Village, Funafuti, Tuvalu is 292.9° (WNW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Alapi Village should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Alapi Village from Mecca?
The distance from Alapi Village to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 15,455 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Alapi Village?
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 Alapi Village, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Alapi Village?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Alapi Village is 292.9° (WNW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 282.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 292.9°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Alapi Village
The Qibla direction from Alapi Village, Funafuti, Tuvalu is 292.9° from true north, pointing towards the west-northwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 15,455 km (9,603 miles) away. Geographically, Alapi Village sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-northwest.
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 Alapi Village, this means facing west-northwest (292.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Alapi Village
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (292.9°), 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 282.3° from Alapi Village. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 292.9°.
Using a compass in Alapi Village
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Alapi Village. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 292.9° (west-northwest) and shows ALIGNED.