Qibla direction in Kazakhstan
The Qibla in Kazakhstan lies towards the south-west. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 198.5° in Shalkar to 250.2° in Zaysan, and the Kaaba is between 2,686 km and 4,992 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 83 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Kazakhstan 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 51.7°. Aktau is the closest to the Kaaba (2,686 km) and Zyryanovsk the farthest (4,992 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 231.5°, 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 Kazakhstan: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Astana?
231.5° from true north, towards the south-west, 4,292 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Kazakhstan is closest to Makkah?
Aktau, 2,686 km from the Kaaba, among the 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abay | 234.8° | south-west | 4,270 km |
| Abay | 239.9° | south-west | 3,513 km |
| Akkol | 227.1° | south-west | 4,351 km |
| Aksay | 204.0° | south-west | 3,500 km |
| Aksu | 239.5° | south-west | 3,636 km |
| Aktau | 206.6° | south-west | 2,686 km |
| Aktobe | 211.7° | south-west | 3,551 km |
| Almaty | 246.6° | south-west | 4,193 km |
| Aqsū | 237.3° | south-west | 4,656 km |
| Aral | 222.3° | south-west | 3,440 km |
| Arqalyk | 226.4° | south-west | 3,983 km |
| Arys | 238.2° | south-west | 3,565 km |
| Astana | 231.5° | south-west | 4,292 km |
| Atbasar | 226.8° | south-west | 4,176 km |
| Atyrau | 204.9° | south-west | 3,055 km |
| Ayagoz | 245.2° | south-west | 4,657 km |
| Ayteke Bi | 224.2° | south-west | 3,388 km |
| Baikonur | 226.3° | south-west | 3,434 km |
| Balqash | 240.3° | south-west | 4,236 km |
| Balyqshy | 204.9° | south-west | 3,050 km |
| Burunday | 246.4° | south-west | 4,193 km |
| Chilik | 247.6° | west | 4,308 km |
| Ekibastuz | 235.7° | south-west | 4,544 km |
| Emba | 214.6° | south-west | 3,453 km |
| Esik | 247.1° | south-west | 4,238 km |
| Georgīevka | 245.0° | south-west | 4,797 km |
| Kandyagash | 212.8° | south-west | 3,483 km |
| Karaganda | 234.9° | south-west | 4,294 km |
| Karatau | 239.3° | south-west | 3,723 km |
| Kentau | 236.3° | south-west | 3,610 km |
| Khromtau | 213.7° | south-west | 3,595 km |
| Kokshetau | 226.8° | south-west | 4,340 km |
| Konayev | 246.0° | south-west | 4,231 km |
| Kostanay | 219.0° | south-west | 4,072 km |
| Kyzylorda | 230.5° | south-west | 3,506 km |
| Lenger | 239.9° | south-west | 3,627 km |
| Līsakovsk | 218.0° | south-west | 3,967 km |
| Makīnsk | 228.8° | south-west | 4,342 km |
| Mangghyshlaq | 206.9° | south-west | 2,694 km |
| Maqanshy | 248.0° | west | 4,715 km |
| Merke | 243.0° | south-west | 3,902 km |
| Oral | 201.2° | south | 3,466 km |
| Otegen Batyra | 246.5° | south-west | 4,208 km |
| Pavlodar | 237.1° | south-west | 4,672 km |
| Petropavl | 225.1° | south-west | 4,451 km |
| Qulsary | 209.1° | south-west | 3,113 km |
| Ridder | 246.1° | south-west | 4,971 km |
| Rudnyy | 218.5° | south-west | 4,030 km |
| Saran | 234.6° | south-west | 4,279 km |
| Sarkand | 247.3° | south-west | 4,507 km |
| Saryaghash | 240.0° | south-west | 3,535 km |
| Sarykemer | 240.8° | south-west | 3,788 km |
| Satpayev | 229.7° | south-west | 3,843 km |
| Semey | 242.6° | south-west | 4,766 km |
| Shakhtinsk | 234.4° | south-west | 4,258 km |
| Shalkar | 198.5° | south | 3,068 km |
| Shalqar | 218.0° | south-west | 3,428 km |
| Shardara | 238.7° | south-west | 3,438 km |
| Shchūchīnsk | 228.2° | south-west | 4,353 km |
| Shemonaīkha | 244.1° | south-west | 4,881 km |
| Shiyeli | 233.1° | south-west | 3,536 km |
| Shu | 242.7° | south-west | 3,980 km |
| Shymkent | 239.4° | south-west | 3,614 km |
| Stepnogorsk | 230.9° | south-west | 4,397 km |
| Taldykorgan | 246.1° | south-west | 4,378 km |
| Talghar | 246.9° | south-west | 4,219 km |
| Taraz | 240.8° | south-west | 3,772 km |
| Tasbuget | 230.7° | south-west | 3,503 km |
| Temirtau | 234.5° | south-west | 4,302 km |
| Turar Ryskulov | 240.0° | south-west | 3,679 km |
| Turkestan | 236.3° | south-west | 3,579 km |
| Ushtobe | 245.4° | south-west | 4,361 km |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk | 245.5° | south-west | 4,895 km |
| Zaysan | 250.2° | west | 4,943 km |
| Zhangaözen | 210.5° | south-west | 2,720 km |
| Zhangaqorghan | 234.1° | south-west | 3,551 km |
| Zhangatas | 237.9° | south-west | 3,695 km |
| Zharkent | 248.8° | west | 4,462 km |
| Zhetikara | 216.4° | south-west | 3,882 km |
| Zhetysay | 239.9° | south-west | 3,436 km |
| Zhezqazghan | 230.1° | south-west | 3,845 km |
| Zhosaly | 227.6° | south-west | 3,468 km |
| Zyryanovsk | 247.4° | south-west | 4,992 km |