Qibla direction in China
The Qibla in China lies towards the west. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 249.7° in Huocheng to 286.2° in Jixi, and the Kaaba is between 3,966 km and 8,420 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 400 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in China 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 36.4°. Kashgar is the closest to the Kaaba (3,966 km) and Jixi the farthest (8,420 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 278.9°, 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 China: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Beijing?
278.9° from true north, towards the west, 7,385 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in China is closest to Makkah?
Kashgar, 3,966 km from the Kaaba, among the 400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aksu | 252.4° | west | 4,372 km |
| Ankang | 278.4° | west | 6,850 km |
| Anking | 283.0° | west | 7,642 km |
| Anqiu | 281.8° | west | 7,695 km |
| Anshan | 282.3° | west | 7,908 km |
| Anshun | 280.7° | west | 6,674 km |
| Anyang | 279.4° | west | 7,278 km |
| Artux | 250.3° | west | 3,991 km |
| Baicheng | 280.7° | west | 7,795 km |
| Baise City | 282.2° | west | 6,795 km |
| Baiyin | 273.6° | west | 6,363 km |
| Banan | 279.2° | west | 6,673 km |
| Bao'an | 285.0° | west | 7,550 km |
| Baoding | 278.8° | west | 7,323 km |
| Baoji | 276.6° | west | 6,662 km |
| Baoshan | 284.7° | west | 8,029 km |
| Baoshan | 279.2° | west | 6,027 km |
| Baotou | 274.6° | west | 6,823 km |
| Basuo | 285.2° | west | 7,126 km |
| Bayan Nur | 273.0° | west | 6,616 km |
| Bazhong | 277.8° | west | 6,651 km |
| Bei’an | 282.4° | west | 8,017 km |
| Beihai | 284.1° | west | 7,104 km |
| Beijing | 278.9° | west | 7,385 km |
| Bengbu | 282.2° | west | 7,612 km |
| Benxi | 282.8° | west | 7,967 km |
| Bijie | 279.9° | west | 6,590 km |
| Binzhou | 280.9° | west | 7,572 km |
| Bozhou | 281.1° | west | 7,446 km |
| Cangzhou | 279.8° | west | 7,452 km |
| Changchun | 282.9° | west | 8,027 km |
| Changde | 281.4° | west | 7,172 km |
| Changning | 284.7° | west | 8,028 km |
| Changsha | 282.3° | west | 7,313 km |
| Changsha | 284.7° | west | 7,436 km |
| Changshu | 284.3° | west | 7,954 km |
| Changyi | 281.8° | west | 7,702 km |
| Changzhi | 278.7° | west | 7,163 km |
| Changzhi | 278.5° | west | 7,057 km |
| Changzhou | 283.9° | west | 7,878 km |
| Chaoyang | 280.6° | west | 7,691 km |
| Chaozhou | 285.4° | west | 7,788 km |
| Chengde | 279.4° | west | 7,497 km |
| Chengdu | 277.3° | west | 6,417 km |
| Chéngguān Qū | 272.3° | west | 5,179 km |
| Chenzhou | 283.4° | west | 7,378 km |
| Chifeng | 279.5° | west | 7,555 km |
| Chizhou | 283.2° | west | 7,678 km |
| Chongming | 284.7° | west | 8,042 km |
| Chongqing | 279.1° | west | 6,671 km |
| Chongzuo | 283.2° | west | 6,905 km |
| Chuxiong | 280.0° | west | 6,265 km |
| Chuzhou | 282.9° | west | 7,712 km |
| Cixi | 285.0° | west | 8,042 km |
| Dachang | 284.7° | west | 8,025 km |
| Dalian | 282.3° | west | 7,844 km |
| Dandong | 283.5° | west | 8,048 km |
| Daqing | 281.8° | west | 7,938 km |
| Datong | 276.9° | west | 7,120 km |
| Daxing’anling | 279.6° | west | 7,799 km |
| Daye | 282.3° | west | 7,456 km |
| Dazhou | 278.5° | west | 6,729 km |
| Dengzhou | 279.9° | west | 7,134 km |
| Deyang | 277.2° | west | 6,440 km |
| Dezhou | 279.9° | west | 7,427 km |
| Dingxi | 274.5° | west | 6,412 km |
| Dongcun | 282.8° | west | 7,858 km |
| Dongguan | 284.7° | west | 7,523 km |
| Dongsheng | 275.1° | west | 6,842 km |
| Dongying | 281.1° | west | 7,611 km |
| Enshi | 279.9° | west | 6,936 km |
| Ezhou | 282.1° | west | 7,443 km |
| Fangchenggang | 283.8° | west | 7,020 km |
| Feicheng | 280.6° | west | 7,485 km |
| Fenghuang | 281.1° | west | 6,995 km |
| Fengxiang | 284.8° | west | 8,043 km |
| Foshan | 284.6° | west | 7,462 km |
| Fushun | 282.7° | west | 7,967 km |
| Fuxin | 281.2° | west | 7,779 km |
| Fuyang | 281.5° | west | 7,472 km |
| Fuzhou | 285.5° | west | 7,978 km |
| Fuzhou | 283.7° | west | 7,640 km |
| Ganzhou | 284.0° | west | 7,562 km |
| Gaomi | 282.2° | west | 7,745 km |
| Gaozhou | 284.4° | west | 7,267 km |
| Guang’an | 278.6° | west | 6,663 km |
| Guangyuan | 277.0° | west | 6,557 km |
| Guangzhou | 284.6° | west | 7,471 km |
| Guankou | 282.6° | west | 7,377 km |
| Guigang | 283.5° | west | 7,109 km |
| Guilin | 282.7° | west | 7,124 km |
| Guiyang | 280.8° | west | 6,744 km |
| Guli | 284.9° | west | 7,966 km |
| Guyuan | 275.1° | west | 6,557 km |
| Haikou | 285.1° | west | 7,269 km |
| Hancheng | 277.7° | west | 6,936 km |
| Handan | 279.3° | west | 7,278 km |
| Hangzhou | 284.5° | west | 7,938 km |
| Hanzhong | 277.2° | west | 6,659 km |
| Harbin | 283.2° | west | 8,082 km |
| Hebi | 279.5° | west | 7,276 km |
| Hechi | 282.3° | west | 6,920 km |
| Hechuan | 278.7° | west | 6,636 km |
| Hecun | 279.1° | west | 7,246 km |
| Hefei | 282.6° | west | 7,630 km |
| Hegang | 285.2° | west | 8,309 km |
| Hengshui | 279.4° | west | 7,362 km |
| Hengyang | 282.7° | west | 7,310 km |
| Heshan | 281.9° | west | 7,244 km |
| Heyuan | 284.7° | west | 7,596 km |
| Heze | 280.4° | west | 7,391 km |
| Hezhou | 283.5° | west | 7,270 km |
| Hohhot | 275.6° | west | 6,973 km |
| Hongjiang | 281.7° | west | 7,051 km |
| Hongkou | 284.7° | west | 8,034 km |
| Hotan | 257.0° | west | 4,224 km |
| Huai'an | 282.8° | west | 7,747 km |
| Huaibei | 281.6° | west | 7,536 km |
| Huaihua | 281.5° | west | 7,042 km |
| Huainan | 282.2° | west | 7,586 km |
| Huanggang | 282.1° | west | 7,440 km |
| Huangshan City | 283.9° | west | 7,781 km |
| Huangshi | 282.3° | west | 7,461 km |
| Huizhou | 284.9° | west | 7,587 km |
| Huludao | 281.2° | west | 7,739 km |
| Hulunbuir | 277.2° | west | 7,504 km |
| Huocheng | 249.7° | west | 4,522 km |
| Huzhou | 284.2° | west | 7,916 km |
| Ji’an | 283.5° | west | 7,532 km |
| Jiading | 284.6° | west | 8,007 km |
| Jiamusi | 285.4° | west | 8,326 km |
| Jiangmen | 284.7° | west | 7,470 km |
| Jiangyin | 284.0° | west | 7,903 km |
| Jianshui | 280.4° | west | 6,248 km |
| Jiaozhou | 282.3° | west | 7,769 km |
| Jiaozuo | 279.2° | west | 7,191 km |
| Jiaxing | 284.6° | west | 7,980 km |
| Jieyang | 285.3° | west | 7,767 km |
| Jilin City | 283.7° | west | 8,125 km |
| Jinan | 280.6° | west | 7,497 km |
| Jincheng | 278.9° | west | 7,150 km |
| Jingdezhen | 283.6° | west | 7,688 km |
| Jingmen | 280.7° | west | 7,177 km |
| Jingzhou | 281.0° | west | 7,190 km |
| Jinhua | 284.6° | west | 7,923 km |
| Jining | 280.9° | west | 7,487 km |
| Jinjiang | 285.6° | west | 7,945 km |
| Jinshan | 284.8° | west | 8,028 km |
| Jinzhong | 277.8° | west | 7,108 km |
| Jinzhou | 281.2° | west | 7,756 km |
| Jiujiang | 282.9° | west | 7,564 km |
| Jiuquan | 268.0° | west | 5,864 km |
| Jixi | 286.2° | west | 8,420 km |
| Jizhou | 279.4° | west | 7,355 km |
| Kaifeng | 280.0° | west | 7,295 km |
| Kaili | 281.2° | west | 6,867 km |
| Kashgar | 250.4° | west | 3,966 km |
| Korla | 257.0° | west | 4,861 km |
| Kunming | 280.4° | west | 6,382 km |
| Kunshan | 284.5° | west | 7,981 km |
| Laibin | 283.1° | west | 7,056 km |
| Laiwu | 281.1° | west | 7,565 km |
| Laixi | 282.4° | west | 7,801 km |
| Laiyang | 282.5° | west | 7,814 km |
| Langfang | 279.2° | west | 7,418 km |
| Lanzhou | 273.8° | west | 6,337 km |
| Leshan | 277.9° | west | 6,404 km |
| Lhasa | 272.3° | west | 5,184 km |
| Lhoka | 273.0° | west | 5,251 km |
| Lianjiang | 284.4° | west | 7,217 km |
| Lianshan | 281.2° | west | 7,740 km |
| Lianyungang | 282.5° | west | 7,740 km |
| Liaocheng | 280.1° | west | 7,414 km |
| Liaoyang | 282.4° | west | 7,919 km |
| Liaoyuan | 283.1° | west | 8,037 km |
| Liaozhong | 282.1° | west | 7,877 km |
| Lincang | 280.3° | west | 6,143 km |
| Linfen | 277.9° | west | 7,024 km |
| Lingyuan | 280.1° | west | 7,610 km |
| Linqu | 281.5° | west | 7,636 km |
| Linxia | 273.7° | west | 6,284 km |
| Linyi | 281.9° | west | 7,651 km |
| Lishui | 284.9° | west | 7,966 km |
| Liupanshui | 280.1° | west | 6,559 km |
| Liuzhou | 282.9° | west | 7,059 km |
| Longyan | 285.0° | west | 7,786 km |
| Loudi | 282.1° | west | 7,230 km |
| Lu'an | 282.3° | west | 7,563 km |
| Luancheng | 278.8° | west | 7,269 km |
| Lüliang | 277.0° | west | 6,970 km |
| Luohe | 280.4° | west | 7,295 km |
| Luoyang | 279.1° | west | 7,129 km |
| Luzhou | 279.0° | west | 6,574 km |
| Ma’anshan | 283.2° | west | 7,748 km |
| Macheng | 281.9° | west | 7,437 km |
| Maoming | 284.5° | west | 7,279 km |
| Meishan | 277.6° | west | 6,404 km |
| Meizhou | 285.0° | west | 7,720 km |
| Mengzi | 281.6° | west | 6,483 km |
| Mianyang | 277.1° | west | 6,463 km |
| Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan | 277.0° | west | 6,422 km |
| Mingguang | 282.6° | west | 7,671 km |
| Minhang | 284.7° | west | 8,027 km |
| Mudanjiang | 285.5° | west | 8,341 km |
| Nanchang | 283.2° | west | 7,576 km |
| Nanchong | 278.1° | west | 6,606 km |
| Nanjing | 283.2° | west | 7,763 km |
| Nanning | 283.3° | west | 6,989 km |
| Nanping | 284.9° | west | 7,852 km |
| Nanqiao | 284.8° | west | 8,040 km |
| Nantong | 284.2° | west | 7,956 km |
| Nanyang | 279.9° | west | 7,170 km |
| Neijiang | 278.4° | west | 6,528 km |
| Newchwang | 282.0° | west | 7,856 km |
| Ningbo | 285.2° | west | 8,079 km |
| Ningde | 285.4° | west | 7,981 km |
| Ordos | 275.1° | west | 6,827 km |
| Panjin | 281.8° | west | 7,833 km |
| Panshan | 281.8° | west | 7,829 km |
| Panzhihua | 279.0° | west | 6,253 km |
| Pengze | 283.1° | west | 7,610 km |
| Pingdingshan | 280.0° | west | 7,226 km |
| Pingdu | 282.1° | west | 7,752 km |
| Pingliang | 275.6° | west | 6,598 km |
| Pingxiang | 282.9° | west | 7,412 km |
| Pingyin | 280.4° | west | 7,456 km |
| Pizhou | 282.0° | west | 7,633 km |
| Pu'er | 281.3° | west | 6,254 km |
| Pudong | 284.7° | west | 8,035 km |
| Pujiang | 284.6° | west | 7,936 km |
| Puning | 285.4° | west | 7,754 km |
| Putian | 285.6° | west | 7,968 km |
| Putuo | 284.7° | west | 8,025 km |
| Puyang | 279.9° | west | 7,343 km |
| Qibao | 284.7° | west | 8,024 km |
| Qingdao | 282.6° | west | 7,807 km |
| Qingpu | 284.6° | west | 8,002 km |
| Qingyang | 276.1° | west | 6,682 km |
| Qingyuan | 284.2° | west | 7,434 km |
| Qinhuangdao | 280.7° | west | 7,652 km |
| Qinzhou | 283.8° | west | 7,044 km |
| Qionghai | 285.5° | west | 7,304 km |
| Qiqihar | 280.9° | west | 7,844 km |
| Qitaihe | 286.1° | west | 8,408 km |
| Quanzhou | 285.6° | west | 7,943 km |
| Qujing | 280.4° | west | 6,478 km |
| Quzhou | 284.4° | west | 7,854 km |
| Rizhao | 282.4° | west | 7,748 km |
| Rui’an | 285.5° | west | 8,057 km |
| Sanhe | 279.2° | west | 7,440 km |
| Sanmenxia | 278.4° | west | 7,015 km |
| Sanming | 284.8° | west | 7,810 km |
| Sanya | 285.7° | west | 7,237 km |
| Shanghai | 284.7° | west | 8,032 km |
| Shangluo | 278.2° | west | 6,915 km |
| Shangqiu | 280.8° | west | 7,424 km |
| Shangrao | 284.2° | west | 7,780 km |
| Shangyu | 284.8° | west | 8,012 km |
| Shantou | 285.5° | west | 7,803 km |
| Shanwei | 285.3° | west | 7,688 km |
| Shaoguan | 284.0° | west | 7,458 km |
| Shaoxing | 284.7° | west | 7,985 km |
| Shaoyang | 282.2° | west | 7,190 km |
| Shenyang | 282.4° | west | 7,928 km |
| Shenzhen | 285.0° | west | 7,569 km |
| Shihezi | 254.3° | west | 4,922 km |
| Shijiazhuang | 278.6° | west | 7,252 km |
| Shiyan | 279.3° | west | 7,013 km |
| Shizuishan | 273.4° | west | 6,542 km |
| Shouguang | 281.4° | west | 7,645 km |
| Shuangyashan | 286.0° | west | 8,390 km |
| Shuozhou | 276.8° | west | 7,056 km |
| Siping | 282.5° | west | 7,970 km |
| Sishui | 281.1° | west | 7,543 km |
| Songjiang | 284.7° | west | 8,015 km |
| Suining | 278.1° | west | 6,562 km |
| Suizhou | 280.9° | west | 7,271 km |
| Suqian | 282.3° | west | 7,673 km |
| Suzhou | 284.3° | west | 7,950 km |
| Suzhou | 281.8° | west | 7,561 km |
| Tai’an | 280.8° | west | 7,518 km |
| Taicang | 284.5° | west | 7,992 km |
| Taiyuan | 277.6° | west | 7,088 km |
| Taizhou | 283.6° | west | 7,855 km |
| Taizhou | 285.5° | west | 8,104 km |
| Tanggu | 280.0° | west | 7,507 km |
| Tanghe | 280.2° | west | 7,202 km |
| Tangshan | 280.0° | west | 7,540 km |
| Tantou | 284.9° | west | 7,540 km |
| Tanzhou | 285.0° | west | 7,517 km |
| Tengzhou | 281.3° | west | 7,548 km |
| Tianjin | 279.7° | west | 7,464 km |
| Tianshui | 275.7° | west | 6,523 km |
| Tieling | 282.5° | west | 7,949 km |
| Tongchuan | 277.2° | west | 6,810 km |
| Tonghua | 283.9° | west | 8,131 km |
| Tongling | 283.2° | west | 7,699 km |
| Tongshan | 281.7° | west | 7,565 km |
| Turpan | 258.3° | west | 5,132 km |
| Ulanqab | 276.4° | west | 7,095 km |
| Ürümqi | 256.2° | west | 5,029 km |
| Wafangdian | 282.3° | west | 7,862 km |
| Wanning | 285.6° | west | 7,309 km |
| Wanxian | 279.1° | west | 6,822 km |
| Wanzhou | 279.2° | west | 6,824 km |
| Weifang | 281.7° | west | 7,680 km |
| Weihai | 283.0° | west | 7,922 km |
| Weinan | 277.7° | west | 6,867 km |
| Wenchang | 285.4° | west | 7,329 km |
| Wenshan City | 281.8° | west | 6,570 km |
| Wenzhou | 285.4° | west | 8,051 km |
| Wuchuan | 284.6° | west | 7,270 km |
| Wuhan | 281.8° | west | 7,380 km |
| Wuhu | 283.3° | west | 7,749 km |
| Wuwei | 271.8° | west | 6,220 km |
| Wuxi | 284.1° | west | 7,915 km |
| Wuzhong | 273.9° | west | 6,532 km |
| Wuzhou | 283.8° | west | 7,267 km |
| Xi'an | 277.5° | west | 6,818 km |
| Xiamen | 285.6° | west | 7,907 km |
| Xiangtan | 282.4° | west | 7,314 km |
| Xiangyang | 280.2° | west | 7,151 km |
| Xianning | 282.1° | west | 7,402 km |
| Xianyang | 277.4° | west | 6,796 km |
| Xiaogan | 281.5° | west | 7,340 km |
| Xichang | 278.4° | west | 6,285 km |
| Xilinhot | 276.9° | west | 7,296 km |
| Xingning | 284.9° | west | 7,686 km |
| Xingtai | 279.1° | west | 7,270 km |
| Xingyi | 281.0° | west | 6,597 km |
| Xining | 272.2° | west | 6,148 km |
| Xinmin | 282.0° | west | 7,874 km |
| Xinxiang | 279.5° | west | 7,243 km |
| Xinyang | 281.0° | west | 7,328 km |
| Xinyi | 284.2° | west | 7,263 km |
| Xinyi | 282.2° | west | 7,667 km |
| Xinyu | 283.2° | west | 7,510 km |
| Xinyuan | 252.7° | west | 4,680 km |
| Xinzhou | 277.4° | west | 7,096 km |
| Xiuying | 285.1° | west | 7,264 km |
| Xuancheng | 283.6° | west | 7,790 km |
| Xuanhua | 277.8° | west | 7,261 km |
| Xuchang | 280.1° | west | 7,270 km |
| Xuhui | 284.7° | west | 8,031 km |
| Xuzhou | 281.7° | west | 7,576 km |
| Ya'an | 277.3° | west | 6,325 km |
| Yan’an | 276.6° | west | 6,836 km |
| Yancheng | 283.4° | west | 7,855 km |
| Yangjiang | 284.7° | west | 7,379 km |
| Yangpu | 284.7° | west | 8,036 km |
| Yangquan | 278.2° | west | 7,176 km |
| Yangshuo | 283.0° | west | 7,155 km |
| Yangzhou | 283.4° | west | 7,815 km |
| Yanji | 285.8° | west | 8,382 km |
| Yantai | 282.7° | west | 7,865 km |
| Yanzhou | 280.9° | west | 7,505 km |
| Yibin | 278.7° | west | 6,501 km |
| Yichang | 280.5° | west | 7,097 km |
| Yichun | 283.0° | west | 7,459 km |
| Yinchuan | 273.7° | west | 6,535 km |
| Yishui | 281.8° | west | 7,660 km |
| Yiwu | 284.7° | west | 7,957 km |
| Yixing | 283.9° | west | 7,877 km |
| Yongji | 278.0° | west | 6,946 km |
| Yongzhou | 282.6° | west | 7,224 km |
| Yuanping | 277.3° | west | 7,093 km |
| Yueyang | 281.8° | west | 7,297 km |
| Yulin | 283.9° | west | 7,176 km |
| Yuncheng | 278.2° | west | 6,993 km |
| Yunfu | 284.3° | west | 7,356 km |
| Yunlong | 281.7° | west | 7,572 km |
| Zaoyang | 280.4° | west | 7,206 km |
| Zaozhuang | 281.6° | west | 7,585 km |
| Zhangjiagang | 284.1° | west | 7,930 km |
| Zhangjiajie | 280.9° | west | 7,054 km |
| Zhangjiakou | 277.6° | west | 7,243 km |
| Zhangye | 269.8° | west | 6,029 km |
| Zhangzhou | 285.4° | west | 7,864 km |
| Zhanjiang | 284.6° | west | 7,239 km |
| Zhaoqing | 284.4° | west | 7,395 km |
| Zhaotong | 279.3° | west | 6,437 km |
| Zhengzhou | 279.7° | west | 7,237 km |
| Zhenjiang | 283.5° | west | 7,821 km |
| Zhijiang | 280.8° | west | 7,148 km |
| Zhongshan | 284.8° | west | 7,501 km |
| Zhongwei | 273.6° | west | 6,447 km |
| Zhongxiang | 280.8° | west | 7,210 km |
| Zhoukou | 280.7° | west | 7,350 km |
| Zhoushan | 285.4° | west | 8,136 km |
| Zhu Cheng City | 282.1° | west | 7,723 km |
| Zhuanghe | 282.8° | west | 7,942 km |
| Zhucheng | 282.1° | west | 7,723 km |
| Zhuhai | 285.0° | west | 7,527 km |
| Zhumadian | 280.6° | west | 7,306 km |
| Zhuzhou | 282.5° | west | 7,339 km |
| Zibo | 281.1° | west | 7,588 km |
| Zigong | 278.4° | west | 6,504 km |
| Ziyang | 277.9° | west | 6,480 km |
| Zoucheng | 281.1° | west | 7,521 km |
| Zunyi | 280.2° | west | 6,740 km |