Mwenezi District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Qibla Details for Mwenezi District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Mwenezi District?
The Qibla direction from Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe is 12.3° (NNE) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Mwenezi District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Mwenezi District from Mecca?
The distance from Mwenezi District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 4,864 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Mwenezi 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 Mwenezi District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Mwenezi District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Mwenezi District is 12.3° (NNE). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 11.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 12.3°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Mwenezi District
The Qibla direction from Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe is 12.3° from true north, pointing towards the north-northeast. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 4,864 km (3,022 miles) away. Geographically, Mwenezi 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 Mwenezi District, this means facing north-northeast (12.3°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Mwenezi District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (12.3°), 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 11.8° from Mwenezi District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 12.3°.
Using a compass in Mwenezi 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 Mwenezi 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 12.3° (north-northeast) and shows ALIGNED.