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Qibla finder

Allow location access to see the direction of the Kaaba from where you are. On a phone, hold the device flat: the arrow turns towards the Qibla.

Or enter coordinates

How the Qibla is calculated

The Qibla is the direction of the Kaaba in Makkah (21.4225° N, 39.8262° E). We calculate it along the great circle, the shortest path on the surface of the Earth, which is why from North America the Qibla points north-east and not south-east as a flat map suggests.

The angle is measured clockwise from true north. A magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which differs from true north by the magnetic declination of your area, sometimes more than ten degrees. Phones that report a true heading correct this automatically.

When you are inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact direction cannot be known, and that a sincere effort to find it is what counts.

Qibla direction by country

Arab countries

Asia

Africa

Europe

North America

South America

Oceania