Qibla direction in Belarus
The Qibla in Belarus lies towards the south. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 151.8° in Brest to 166.0° in Krychaw, and the Kaaba is between 3,523 km and 3,905 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 57 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Belarus can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 14.2°. Dobrush is the closest to the Kaaba (3,523 km) and Navapolatsk the farthest (3,905 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 159.2°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Belarus: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Minsk?
159.2° from true north, towards the south, 3,757 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Belarus is closest to Makkah?
Dobrush, 3,523 km from the Kaaba, among the 57 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmyany | 156.8° | south-east | 3,850 km |
| Asipovichy | 160.6° | south | 3,671 km |
| Astravyets | 157.0° | south-east | 3,870 km |
| Babruysk | 161.5° | south | 3,642 km |
| Baranovichi | 156.2° | south-east | 3,717 km |
| Borisov | 160.9° | south | 3,770 km |
| Brest | 151.8° | south-east | 3,683 km |
| Byaroza | 154.1° | south-east | 3,686 km |
| Bykhaw | 163.4° | south | 3,661 km |
| Dobrush | 164.8° | south | 3,523 km |
| Dzyarzhynsk | 158.4° | south | 3,745 km |
| Fanipol | 158.7° | south | 3,747 km |
| Hlybokaye | 160.0° | south | 3,883 km |
| Homyel | 164.2° | south | 3,531 km |
| Horki | 165.0° | south | 3,729 km |
| Hrodna | 153.1° | south-east | 3,834 km |
| Ivanava | 154.8° | south-east | 3,631 km |
| Ivatsevichy | 154.8° | south-east | 3,693 km |
| Kalinkavichy | 161.2° | south | 3,532 km |
| Kobryn | 152.9° | south-east | 3,673 km |
| Kolodishchi | 159.6° | south | 3,757 km |
| Krychaw | 166.0° | south | 3,656 km |
| Lahoysk | 159.8° | south | 3,783 km |
| Lida | 155.5° | south-east | 3,813 km |
| Luninyets | 157.0° | south-east | 3,606 km |
| Lyasny | 159.4° | south | 3,765 km |
| Lyepyel' | 161.5° | south | 3,835 km |
| Maladzyechna | 158.3° | south | 3,817 km |
| Mar''ina Horka | 159.9° | south | 3,703 km |
| Mazyr | 161.0° | south | 3,525 km |
| Minsk | 159.2° | south | 3,757 km |
| Mogilev | 163.8° | south | 3,700 km |
| Navahrudak | 156.2° | south-east | 3,769 km |
| Navapolatsk | 161.6° | south | 3,905 km |
| Nyasvizh | 157.3° | south-east | 3,709 km |
| Orsha | 164.1° | south | 3,764 km |
| Pastavy | 158.6° | south | 3,900 km |
| Pinsk | 155.7° | south-east | 3,613 km |
| Polatsk | 161.9° | south | 3,898 km |
| Pruzhany | 153.3° | south-east | 3,704 km |
| Rahachow | 162.9° | south | 3,619 km |
| Rechytsa | 163.2° | south | 3,534 km |
| Salihorsk | 158.5° | south | 3,643 km |
| Shchuchyn | 154.5° | south-east | 3,800 km |
| Slonim | 155.0° | south-east | 3,732 km |
| Slutsk | 158.7° | south | 3,666 km |
| Smalyavichy | 160.1° | south | 3,758 km |
| Smarhon' | 157.6° | south | 3,845 km |
| Stowbtsy | 157.6° | south | 3,734 km |
| Svyetlahorsk | 162.2° | south | 3,576 km |
| Vawkavysk | 153.7° | south-east | 3,764 km |
| Vilyeyka | 158.4° | south | 3,834 km |
| Vitebsk | 164.1° | south | 3,840 km |
| Zaslawye | 158.8° | south | 3,776 km |
| Zhlobin | 162.8° | south | 3,598 km |
| Zhodzina | 160.5° | south | 3,761 km |
| Zhytkavichy | 158.7° | south | 3,576 km |