Gutu District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Gutu District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Qibla Details for Gutu District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Gutu District?
The Qibla direction from Gutu District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe is 12° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Gutu District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Gutu District from Mecca?
The distance from Gutu District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,662 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Gutu 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 Gutu District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Gutu District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Gutu District is 12° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 11.6°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 12°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Gutu District
The Qibla direction from Gutu District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe is 12° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,662 km (2,897 miles) away. Geographically, Gutu 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 Gutu District, this means facing north-northeast (12°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Gutu District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (12°), 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 11.6° from Gutu District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 12°.
Using a compass in Gutu 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 Gutu 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 12° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.