Nebbi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nebbi, Northern, Uganda
Qibla Details for Nebbi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nebbi?
The Qibla direction from Nebbi, Northern, Uganda is 23.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nebbi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nebbi from Mecca?
The distance from Nebbi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,312 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nebbi?
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 Nebbi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nebbi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nebbi is 23.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 24.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nebbi
The Qibla direction from Nebbi, Northern, Uganda is 23.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,312 km (1,437 miles) away. Geographically, Nebbi 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 Nebbi, this means facing north-northeast (23.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nebbi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (23.5°), 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 24.2° from Nebbi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 23.5°.
Using a compass in Nebbi
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nebbi. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 23.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.