Mabamba Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mabamba, Kigoma, Tanzania
Qibla Details for Mabamba
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mabamba?
The Qibla direction from Mabamba, Kigoma, Tanzania is 19.7° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mabamba should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mabamba from Mecca?
The distance from Mabamba to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,965 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mabamba?
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 Mabamba, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mabamba?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mabamba is 19.7° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 20.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mabamba
The Qibla direction from Mabamba, Kigoma, Tanzania is 19.7° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,965 km (1,842 miles) away. Geographically, Mabamba sits to the south-southwest of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north-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 Mabamba, this means facing north-northeast (19.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mabamba
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (19.7°), 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 20.1° from Mabamba. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.7°.
Using a compass in Mabamba
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Mabamba. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 19.7° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.