Qibla direction in Greece
The Qibla in Greece lies towards the south-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 130.5° in Pýrgos to 146.8° in Orestiáda, and the Kaaba is between 2,012 km and 2,768 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 115 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Greece 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 16.3°. Rhodes is the closest to the Kaaba (2,012 km) and Corfu the farthest (2,768 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 135.5°, 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 Greece: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Athens?
135.5° from true north, towards the south-east, 2,402 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Greece is closest to Makkah?
Rhodes, 2,012 km from the Kaaba, among the 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acharnes | 135.7° | south-east | 2,410 km |
| Agía Paraskeví | 135.8° | south-east | 2,399 km |
| Agía Varvára | 135.4° | south-east | 2,407 km |
| Ágioi Anárgyroi | 135.6° | south-east | 2,406 km |
| Agios Dimitrios | 135.4° | south-east | 2,398 km |
| Agrinio | 132.1° | south-east | 2,598 km |
| Aigáleo | 135.4° | south-east | 2,405 km |
| Aigio | 132.7° | south-east | 2,526 km |
| Alexandroupoli | 144.5° | south-east | 2,528 km |
| Alimos | 135.4° | south-east | 2,397 km |
| Amaliáda | 130.6° | south-east | 2,541 km |
| Áno Liósia | 135.6° | south-east | 2,412 km |
| Argos | 132.9° | south-east | 2,438 km |
| Argyroúpoli | 135.4° | south-east | 2,395 km |
| Arta | 132.3° | south-east | 2,665 km |
| Artémida | 136.0° | south-east | 2,385 km |
| Aspropyrgos | 135.3° | south-east | 2,417 km |
| Athens | 135.5° | south-east | 2,402 km |
| Chaïdári | 135.4° | south-east | 2,408 km |
| Chalandri | 135.7° | south-east | 2,401 km |
| Chalcis | 136.1° | south-east | 2,448 km |
| Chalkidóna | 137.7° | south-east | 2,691 km |
| Chania | 131.3° | south-east | 2,194 km |
| Chios | 141.3° | south-east | 2,294 km |
| Cholargós | 135.7° | south-east | 2,399 km |
| Chortiatis | 138.5° | south-east | 2,653 km |
| Corfu | 131.1° | south-east | 2,768 km |
| Corinth | 133.9° | south-east | 2,447 km |
| Dafni | 135.4° | south-east | 2,399 km |
| Drama | 141.4° | south-east | 2,642 km |
| Edessa | 136.8° | south-east | 2,729 km |
| Efkarpia | 138.4° | south-east | 2,668 km |
| Elefsina | 135.2° | south-east | 2,418 km |
| Ermoupoli | 137.1° | south-east | 2,285 km |
| Évosmos | 138.2° | south-east | 2,669 km |
| Florina | 135.6° | south-east | 2,764 km |
| Fyli | 135.6° | south-east | 2,415 km |
| Galatsi | 135.6° | south-east | 2,404 km |
| Gerakas | 135.8° | south-east | 2,398 km |
| Giannitsá | 137.5° | south-east | 2,707 km |
| Glyfada | 135.3° | south-east | 2,391 km |
| Heraklion | 133.3° | south-east | 2,105 km |
| Ilioúpoli | 135.5° | south-east | 2,396 km |
| Ioannina | 132.8° | south-east | 2,711 km |
| Irakleio | 135.7° | south-east | 2,406 km |
| Kaisarianí | 135.5° | south-east | 2,398 km |
| Kalamaria | 138.2° | south-east | 2,659 km |
| Kalamata | 130.6° | south-east | 2,435 km |
| Kallithea | 135.4° | south-east | 2,401 km |
| Kamatero | 135.6° | south-east | 2,409 km |
| Karditsa | 134.3° | south-east | 2,622 km |
| Karyes | 140.3° | south-east | 2,560 km |
| Katerini | 136.9° | south-east | 2,659 km |
| Kavala | 141.6° | south-east | 2,610 km |
| Keratsini | 135.2° | south-east | 2,407 km |
| Kifissia | 135.8° | south-east | 2,404 km |
| Kilkis | 138.7° | south-east | 2,697 km |
| Komotini | 143.9° | south-east | 2,575 km |
| Koropí | 135.6° | south-east | 2,387 km |
| Korydallos | 135.3° | south-east | 2,407 km |
| Kos | 141.4° | south-east | 2,103 km |
| Kozani | 135.6° | south-east | 2,703 km |
| Lagkadás | 138.7° | south-east | 2,666 km |
| Lamia | 134.5° | south-east | 2,554 km |
| Larissa | 135.7° | south-east | 2,612 km |
| Livadeia | 134.6° | south-east | 2,491 km |
| Marousi | 135.8° | south-east | 2,403 km |
| Megara | 134.7° | south-east | 2,427 km |
| Melíssia | 135.8° | south-east | 2,401 km |
| Metamorfosi | 135.7° | south-east | 2,407 km |
| Moschato | 135.3° | south-east | 2,403 km |
| Mytilene | 143.4° | south-east | 2,337 km |
| Náousa | 136.6° | south-east | 2,713 km |
| Néa Erythraía | 135.9° | south-east | 2,405 km |
| Néa Filadélfeia | 135.6° | south-east | 2,406 km |
| Nea Ionia | 135.6° | south-east | 2,405 km |
| Nea Ionia | 136.3° | south-east | 2,562 km |
| Nea Liosia | 135.5° | south-east | 2,408 km |
| Nea Makri | 136.2° | south-east | 2,395 km |
| Néa Smýrni | 135.4° | south-east | 2,400 km |
| Nikaia | 135.3° | south-east | 2,406 km |
| Old Faliron | 135.3° | south-east | 2,400 km |
| Oraiokastro | 138.3° | south-east | 2,673 km |
| Orestiáda | 146.8° | south-east | 2,557 km |
| Panórama | 138.4° | south-east | 2,655 km |
| Pátrai | 132.1° | south-east | 2,548 km |
| Péfki | 135.8° | south-east | 2,404 km |
| Peraía | 138.0° | south-east | 2,653 km |
| Pérama | 135.1° | south-east | 2,411 km |
| Peristeri | 135.5° | south-east | 2,407 km |
| Petroúpolis | 135.5° | south-east | 2,410 km |
| Piraeus | 135.2° | south-east | 2,404 km |
| Preveza | 131.5° | south-east | 2,665 km |
| Ptolemaida | 135.7° | south-east | 2,727 km |
| Pylaia | 138.3° | south-east | 2,658 km |
| Pýrgos | 130.5° | south-east | 2,526 km |
| Rethymno | 132.0° | south-east | 2,152 km |
| Rhodes | 142.9° | south-east | 2,012 km |
| Salamina | 135.0° | south-east | 2,415 km |
| Serres | 140.1° | south-east | 2,668 km |
| Sparti | 131.3° | south-east | 2,416 km |
| Stavroupoli | 138.3° | south-east | 2,667 km |
| Sykies | 138.3° | south-east | 2,665 km |
| Thebes | 135.3° | south-east | 2,455 km |
| Thessaloniki | 138.2° | south-east | 2,665 km |
| Trikala | 134.3° | south-east | 2,646 km |
| Tripoli | 132.0° | south-east | 2,452 km |
| Vári | 135.4° | south-east | 2,386 km |
| Véroia | 136.7° | south-east | 2,697 km |
| Volos | 136.3° | south-east | 2,560 km |
| Voula | 135.3° | south-east | 2,388 km |
| Vrilissia | 135.8° | south-east | 2,400 km |
| Výronas | 135.5° | south-east | 2,399 km |
| Xánthi | 142.8° | south-east | 2,603 km |
| Zografos | 135.6° | south-east | 2,399 km |