Kabula Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Kabula, Mbeya, Tanzania
Qibla Details for Kabula
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Kabula?
The Qibla direction from Kabula, Mbeya, Tanzania is 10.9° (N) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Kabula should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Kabula from Mecca?
The distance from Kabula to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,480 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Kabula?
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 Kabula, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Kabula?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Kabula is 10.9° (N). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 11°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 10.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Kabula
The Qibla direction from Kabula, Mbeya, Tanzania is 10.9° from true north, pointing towards the north. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,480 km (2,162 miles) away. Geographically, Kabula sits to the south-southwest 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 Kabula, this means facing north (10.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Kabula
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (10.9°), 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 11° from Kabula. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 10.9°.
Using a compass in Kabula
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Kabula. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 10.9° (north) and shows ALIGNED.