Siavonga District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Siavonga District, Southern, Zambia
Qibla Details for Siavonga District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Siavonga District?
The Qibla direction from Siavonga District, Southern, Zambia is 16.7° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Siavonga District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Siavonga District from Mecca?
The distance from Siavonga District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,372 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Siavonga 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 Siavonga District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Siavonga District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Siavonga District is 16.7° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 16.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.7°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Siavonga District
The Qibla direction from Siavonga District, Southern, Zambia is 16.7° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,372 km (2,717 miles) away. Geographically, Siavonga 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 Siavonga District, this means facing north-northeast (16.7°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Siavonga District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (16.7°), 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 16.4° from Siavonga District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 16.7°.
Using a compass in Siavonga 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 Siavonga 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 16.7° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.