Qibla direction in Haiti
The Qibla in Haiti lies towards the north-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 61.2° in Jérémie to 62.3° in Grand Gosier, and the Kaaba is between 11,295 km and 11,559 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 32 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Haiti 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 1.0°. Fort Liberté is the closest to the Kaaba (11,295 km) and Jérémie the farthest (11,559 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 62.0°, 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 Haiti: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Port-au-Prince?
62.0° from true north, towards the north-east, 11,400 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Haiti is closest to Makkah?
Fort Liberté, 11,295 km from the Kaaba, among the 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcahaie | 61.9° | north-east | 11,404 km |
| Cap-Haïtien | 61.9° | north-east | 11,323 km |
| Carrefour | 62.0° | north-east | 11,406 km |
| Cité Soleil | 62.0° | north-east | 11,398 km |
| Croix-des-Bouquets | 62.1° | north-east | 11,388 km |
| Delmas | 62.0° | north-east | 11,396 km |
| Désarmes | 61.9° | north-east | 11,381 km |
| Dessalines | 61.8° | north-east | 11,379 km |
| Fond Parisien | 62.2° | north-east | 11,369 km |
| Fort Liberté | 62.0° | north-east | 11,295 km |
| Gonaïves | 61.7° | north-east | 11,385 km |
| Grand Gosier | 62.3° | north-east | 11,379 km |
| Grangwav | 61.9° | north-east | 11,446 km |
| Gressier | 61.9° | north-east | 11,418 km |
| Hinche | 62.0° | north-east | 11,338 km |
| Jacmel | 62.0° | north-east | 11,434 km |
| Jérémie | 61.2° | north-east | 11,559 km |
| Kenscoff | 62.1° | north-east | 11,400 km |
| Lenbe | 61.8° | north-east | 11,345 km |
| Léogâne | 61.9° | north-east | 11,429 km |
| Les Cayes | 61.5° | north-east | 11,550 km |
| Miragoâne | 61.7° | north-east | 11,475 km |
| Pétionville | 62.1° | north-east | 11,397 km |
| Port-au-Prince | 62.0° | north-east | 11,400 km |
| Port-de-Paix | 61.5° | north-east | 11,372 km |
| Saint-Marc | 61.8° | north-east | 11,404 km |
| Saint-Michel de l'Atalaye | 61.9° | north-east | 11,356 km |
| Saint-Raphaël | 61.9° | north-east | 11,340 km |
| Terrier Rouge | 62.0° | north-east | 11,307 km |
| Thomazeau | 62.1° | north-east | 11,371 km |
| Tigwav | 61.8° | north-east | 11,455 km |
| Verrettes | 61.9° | north-east | 11,385 km |