Nakambala Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nakambala, Southern, Zambia
Qibla Details for Nakambala
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nakambala?
The Qibla direction from Nakambala, Southern, Zambia is 17.9° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nakambala should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nakambala from Mecca?
The distance from Nakambala to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,351 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nakambala?
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 Nakambala, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nakambala?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nakambala is 17.9° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 17.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.9°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nakambala
The Qibla direction from Nakambala, Southern, Zambia is 17.9° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,351 km (2,704 miles) away. Geographically, Nakambala 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 Nakambala, this means facing north-northeast (17.9°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nakambala
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (17.9°), 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 17.6° from Nakambala. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 17.9°.
Using a compass in Nakambala
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nakambala. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 17.9° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.