Ikuti Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Ikuti, Mbeya, Tanzania
Qibla Details for Ikuti
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ikuti?
The Qibla direction from Ikuti, Mbeya, Tanzania is 11.3° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Ikuti should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Ikuti from Mecca?
The distance from Ikuti to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,490 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Ikuti?
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 Ikuti, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Ikuti?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Ikuti is 11.3° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 11.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 11.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Ikuti
The Qibla direction from Ikuti, Mbeya, Tanzania is 11.3° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,490 km (2,169 miles) away. Geographically, Ikuti 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 Ikuti, this means facing north-northeast (11.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Ikuti
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (11.3°), 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 11.4° from Ikuti. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 11.3°.
Using a compass in Ikuti
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Ikuti. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 11.3° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.