Bulawayo Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Qibla Details for Bulawayo
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bulawayo?
The Qibla direction from Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe is 15.4° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Bulawayo should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Bulawayo from Mecca?
The distance from Bulawayo to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,787 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Bulawayo?
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 Bulawayo, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Bulawayo?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Bulawayo is 15.4° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 14.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 15.4°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Bulawayo
The Qibla direction from Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe is 15.4° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,787 km (2,975 miles) away. Geographically, Bulawayo 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 Bulawayo, this means facing north-northeast (15.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Bulawayo
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (15.4°), 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 14.8° from Bulawayo. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 15.4°.
Using a compass in Bulawayo
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Bulawayo. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 15.4° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.