Chingola District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Chingola District, Copperbelt, Zambia
Qibla Details for Chingola District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Chingola District?
The Qibla direction from Chingola District, Copperbelt, Zambia is 19.5° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Chingola District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Chingola District from Mecca?
The distance from Chingola District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,002 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Chingola District?
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 Chingola District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Chingola District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Chingola District is 19.5° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 19.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Chingola District
The Qibla direction from Chingola District, Copperbelt, Zambia is 19.5° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,002 km (2,487 miles) away. Geographically, Chingola District 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 Chingola District, this means facing north-northeast (19.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Chingola District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (19.5°), 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 19.4° from Chingola District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 19.5°.
Using a compass in Chingola District
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Chingola District. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 19.5° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.