Bashanet Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bashanet, Manyara, Tanzania
Qibla Details for Bashanet
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bashanet?
The Qibla direction from Bashanet, Manyara, Tanzania is 9.4° (N) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bashanet should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bashanet from Mecca?
The distance from Bashanet to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,896 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bashanet?
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 Bashanet, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bashanet?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bashanet is 9.4° (N). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 9.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 9.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bashanet
The Qibla direction from Bashanet, Manyara, Tanzania is 9.4° from true north, pointing towards the north. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,896 km (1,799 miles) away. Geographically, Bashanet sits to the south of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north.
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 Bashanet, this means facing north (9.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bashanet
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (9.4°), 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 9.6° from Bashanet. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 9.4°.
Using a compass in Bashanet
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bashanet. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 9.4° (north) and shows ALIGNED.