Qibla direction in Belgium
The Qibla in Belgium lies towards the south-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 121.6° in Poperinge to 125.4° in Maaseik, and the Kaaba is between 4,330 km and 4,606 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 198 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Belgium 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 3.9°. Arlon is the closest to the Kaaba (4,330 km) and Koksijde the farthest (4,606 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 123.5°, 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 Belgium: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Brussels?
123.5° from true north, towards the south-east, 4,489 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Belgium is closest to Makkah?
Arlon, 4,330 km from the Kaaba, among the 198 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalst | 123.2° | south-east | 4,513 km |
| Aalter | 122.6° | south-east | 4,557 km |
| Aarschot | 124.2° | south-east | 4,469 km |
| Andenne | 124.0° | south-east | 4,423 km |
| Anderlecht | 123.4° | south-east | 4,490 km |
| Ans | 124.7° | south-east | 4,409 km |
| Antwerp | 123.9° | south-east | 4,509 km |
| Arlon | 124.1° | south-east | 4,330 km |
| Asse | 123.4° | south-east | 4,502 km |
| Ath | 122.6° | south-east | 4,509 km |
| Auderghem | 123.5° | south-east | 4,482 km |
| Balen | 124.8° | south-east | 4,461 km |
| Beerse | 124.5° | south-east | 4,489 km |
| Beersel | 123.3° | south-east | 4,487 km |
| Berchem | 123.9° | south-east | 4,505 km |
| Beringen | 124.7° | south-east | 4,451 km |
| Bevere | 122.6° | south-east | 4,534 km |
| Beveren | 123.7° | south-east | 4,517 km |
| Bilzen | 124.9° | south-east | 4,423 km |
| Binche | 122.8° | south-east | 4,473 km |
| Blankenberge | 122.5° | south-east | 4,588 km |
| Blauwput | 124.0° | south-east | 4,469 km |
| Boom | 123.7° | south-east | 4,503 km |
| Bornem | 123.6° | south-east | 4,510 km |
| Boussu | 122.4° | south-east | 4,497 km |
| Braine-l'Alleud | 123.3° | south-east | 4,478 km |
| Braine-le-Comte | 123.0° | south-east | 4,486 km |
| Brasschaat | 124.1° | south-east | 4,508 km |
| Bruges | 122.5° | south-east | 4,577 km |
| Brussels | 123.5° | south-east | 4,489 km |
| Charleroi | 123.2° | south-east | 4,457 km |
| Châtelet | 123.2° | south-east | 4,451 km |
| Châtelineau | 123.3° | south-east | 4,452 km |
| Chaudfontaine | 124.8° | south-east | 4,398 km |
| Colfontaine | 122.5° | south-east | 4,492 km |
| Courcelles | 123.1° | south-east | 4,464 km |
| Deinze | 122.6° | south-east | 4,545 km |
| Denderleeuw | 123.2° | south-east | 4,507 km |
| Dendermonde | 123.4° | south-east | 4,515 km |
| Destelbergen | 123.0° | south-east | 4,534 km |
| Deurne | 124.0° | south-east | 4,505 km |
| Diepenbeek | 124.8° | south-east | 4,431 km |
| Diest | 124.5° | south-east | 4,457 km |
| Diksmuide | 121.9° | south-east | 4,588 km |
| Dilbeek | 123.4° | south-east | 4,494 km |
| Dour | 122.4° | south-east | 4,495 km |
| Duffel | 123.9° | south-east | 4,495 km |
| Edegem | 123.9° | south-east | 4,502 km |
| Eeklo | 122.9° | south-east | 4,556 km |
| Ekeren | 124.0° | south-east | 4,512 km |
| Eupen | 125.3° | south-east | 4,377 km |
| Evere | 123.6° | south-east | 4,488 km |
| Evergem | 123.0° | south-east | 4,543 km |
| Flémalle-Haute | 124.5° | south-east | 4,410 km |
| Fléron | 124.8° | south-east | 4,397 km |
| Fleurus | 123.4° | south-east | 4,455 km |
| Forest | 123.4° | south-east | 4,488 km |
| Frameries | 122.5° | south-east | 4,489 km |
| Geel | 124.5° | south-east | 4,472 km |
| Gembloux | 123.6° | south-east | 4,451 km |
| Genk | 125.0° | south-east | 4,430 km |
| Geraardsbergen | 122.9° | south-east | 4,512 km |
| Ghent | 122.9° | south-east | 4,538 km |
| Grimbergen | 123.6° | south-east | 4,493 km |
| Haaltert | 123.1° | south-east | 4,513 km |
| Halle | 123.2° | south-east | 4,489 km |
| Hamme | 123.5° | south-east | 4,517 km |
| Harelbeke | 122.3° | south-east | 4,551 km |
| Hasselt | 124.7° | south-east | 4,437 km |
| Heist-op-den-Berg | 124.1° | south-east | 4,481 km |
| Helchteren | 124.9° | south-east | 4,442 km |
| Herentals | 124.4° | south-east | 4,481 km |
| Herstal | 124.8° | south-east | 4,403 km |
| Herve | 125.0° | south-east | 4,392 km |
| Herzele | 123.0° | south-east | 4,518 km |
| Heusden | 124.8° | south-east | 4,447 km |
| Heusy | 125.0° | south-east | 4,384 km |
| Heverlee | 123.9° | south-east | 4,470 km |
| Hoboken | 123.8° | south-east | 4,509 km |
| Hoogstraten | 124.5° | south-east | 4,499 km |
| Houthalen | 124.9° | south-east | 4,441 km |
| Huy | 124.2° | south-east | 4,417 km |
| Ieper | 121.8° | south-east | 4,576 km |
| Izegem | 122.2° | south-east | 4,560 km |
| Kalmthout | 124.1° | south-east | 4,515 km |
| Kapellen | 124.0° | south-east | 4,513 km |
| Kasterlee | 124.6° | south-east | 4,478 km |
| Kessel-Lo | 124.0° | south-east | 4,469 km |
| Knokke-Heist | 122.7° | south-east | 4,583 km |
| Koersel | 124.8° | south-east | 4,449 km |
| Koksijde | 121.7° | south-east | 4,606 km |
| Kontich | 123.9° | south-east | 4,501 km |
| Kortenberg | 123.7° | south-east | 4,480 km |
| Kortrijk | 122.2° | south-east | 4,552 km |
| La Louvière | 122.9° | south-east | 4,476 km |
| Lanaken | 125.1° | south-east | 4,417 km |
| Lebbeke | 123.4° | south-east | 4,511 km |
| Lede | 123.2° | south-east | 4,517 km |
| Lessines | 122.7° | south-east | 4,511 km |
| Leuven | 123.9° | south-east | 4,470 km |
| Liège | 124.7° | south-east | 4,405 km |
| Lier | 124.0° | south-east | 4,494 km |
| Lille | 124.4° | south-east | 4,486 km |
| Lochristi | 123.1° | south-east | 4,534 km |
| Lokeren | 123.3° | south-east | 4,525 km |
| Lommel | 125.0° | south-east | 4,457 km |
| Louvain-la-Neuve | 123.6° | south-east | 4,462 km |
| Maaseik | 125.4° | south-east | 4,422 km |
| Maasmechelen | 125.2° | south-east | 4,418 km |
| Maldegem | 122.8° | south-east | 4,564 km |
| Manage | 123.0° | south-east | 4,475 km |
| Marche-en-Famenne | 124.0° | south-east | 4,392 km |
| Mechelen | 123.8° | south-east | 4,492 km |
| Mechelen-aan-de-Maas | 125.2° | south-east | 4,419 km |
| Meise | 123.5° | south-east | 4,496 km |
| Menen | 122.0° | south-east | 4,558 km |
| Merelbeke | 122.9° | south-east | 4,533 km |
| Merksem | 124.0° | south-east | 4,508 km |
| Middelkerke | 122.0° | south-east | 4,599 km |
| Mol | 124.7° | south-east | 4,466 km |
| Mons | 122.6° | south-east | 4,489 km |
| Morlanwelz-Mariemont | 123.0° | south-east | 4,471 km |
| Mortsel | 123.9° | south-east | 4,503 km |
| Mouscron | 122.0° | south-east | 4,550 km |
| Namur | 123.7° | south-east | 4,435 km |
| Neerpelt | 125.2° | south-east | 4,450 km |
| Nijlen | 124.2° | south-east | 4,490 km |
| Ninove | 123.1° | south-east | 4,507 km |
| Nivelles | 123.2° | south-east | 4,475 km |
| Oostkamp | 122.5° | south-east | 4,573 km |
| Ostend | 122.2° | south-east | 4,595 km |
| Oudenaarde | 122.6° | south-east | 4,533 km |
| Oupeye | 124.9° | south-east | 4,405 km |
| Overijse | 123.6° | south-east | 4,474 km |
| Peer | 125.1° | south-east | 4,442 km |
| Péruwelz | 122.3° | south-east | 4,513 km |
| Pont-à-Celles | 123.2° | south-east | 4,467 km |
| Poperinge | 121.6° | south-east | 4,585 km |
| Putte | 124.0° | south-east | 4,485 km |
| Puurs | 123.6° | south-east | 4,506 km |
| Quaregnon | 122.5° | south-east | 4,493 km |
| Ranst | 124.1° | south-east | 4,498 km |
| Riemst | 124.9° | south-east | 4,414 km |
| Rixensart | 123.6° | south-east | 4,470 km |
| Roeselare | 122.1° | south-east | 4,567 km |
| Ronse | 122.5° | south-east | 4,527 km |
| Rotselaar | 124.0° | south-east | 4,474 km |
| Saint-Ghislain | 122.5° | south-east | 4,496 km |
| Schilde | 124.1° | south-east | 4,500 km |
| Schoten | 124.1° | south-east | 4,505 km |
| Seraing | 124.6° | south-east | 4,405 km |
| Sint-Genesius-Rode | 123.4° | south-east | 4,482 km |
| Sint-Gillis-Waas | 123.6° | south-east | 4,525 km |
| Sint-Katelijne-Waver | 123.9° | south-east | 4,492 km |
| Sint-Niklaas | 123.5° | south-east | 4,520 km |
| Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | 123.3° | south-east | 4,491 km |
| Sint-Truiden | 124.4° | south-east | 4,438 km |
| Soignies | 122.9° | south-east | 4,489 km |
| Soumagne | 124.9° | south-east | 4,393 km |
| Stabroek | 124.0° | south-east | 4,518 km |
| Stekene | 123.5° | south-east | 4,529 km |
| Temse | 123.6° | south-east | 4,514 km |
| Tervuren | 123.6° | south-east | 4,478 km |
| Tessenderlo | 124.6° | south-east | 4,460 km |
| Tielt | 122.4° | south-east | 4,558 km |
| Tienen | 124.1° | south-east | 4,452 km |
| Tongeren | 124.7° | south-east | 4,420 km |
| Torhout | 122.2° | south-east | 4,576 km |
| Tournai | 122.1° | south-east | 4,531 km |
| Tubize | 123.1° | south-east | 4,488 km |
| Turnhout | 124.6° | south-east | 4,484 km |
| Uccle | 123.4° | south-east | 4,487 km |
| Verviers | 125.0° | south-east | 4,385 km |
| Vilvoorde | 123.6° | south-east | 4,489 km |
| Visé | 125.0° | south-east | 4,404 km |
| Walcourt | 123.0° | south-east | 4,448 km |
| Waregem | 122.4° | south-east | 4,546 km |
| Waterloo | 123.4° | south-east | 4,478 km |
| Watermael-Boitsfort | 123.5° | south-east | 4,482 km |
| Wavre | 123.6° | south-east | 4,466 km |
| Wervik | 121.9° | south-east | 4,562 km |
| Westerlo | 124.4° | south-east | 4,471 km |
| Wetteren | 123.1° | south-east | 4,526 km |
| Wevelgem | 122.0° | south-east | 4,556 km |
| Willebroek | 123.7° | south-east | 4,501 km |
| Wilrijk | 123.8° | south-east | 4,506 km |
| Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | 123.6° | south-east | 4,484 km |
| Wondelgem | 123.0° | south-east | 4,541 km |
| Wuustwezel | 124.3° | south-east | 4,508 km |
| Zaventem | 123.7° | south-east | 4,484 km |
| Zedelgem | 122.3° | south-east | 4,578 km |
| Zele | 123.3° | south-east | 4,520 km |
| Zemst | 123.7° | south-east | 4,491 km |
| Zolder | 124.8° | south-east | 4,444 km |
| Zonhoven | 124.8° | south-east | 4,439 km |
| Zottegem | 122.9° | south-east | 4,522 km |
| Zwevegem | 122.3° | south-east | 4,546 km |
| Zwijndrecht | 123.8° | south-east | 4,513 km |