Qibla direction in Kosovska Mitrovica

How to face the Qibla in Kosovska Mitrovica

Stand where you will pray and find north first. Then turn towards south and move a further 42.4° towards east: the result is the bearing of 137.6°. Because the angle sits far from the cardinal points, a rough guess such as “south” would be off by more than 40°, which is why a measured bearing matters in Kosovska Mitrovica.

The scholars distinguish two cases: the one who sees the Kaaba aims at the building itself, while the one who cannot see it, as anywhere in Kosovska Mitrovica, aims at its direction as well as he reasonably can. Comparing with the mihrab of one of the mosques of Kosovska Mitrovica is a quick way to confirm the result. If you travel or move house, check the angle again, since it changes from place to place.

Why a flat map shows a different direction

A straight line drawn on a flat (Mercator) map from Kosovska Mitrovica to Mecca points to 143.5° (south-east), 5.9° away from the correct 137.6°. That map line is a rhumb line: it keeps the same compass heading all the way, but it is 4 km longer than the true shortest route. The Qibla follows the great circle, the shortest path on the curved Earth, which is why the bearing differs.

The value of 137.6° is the direction in which the shortest route from 42.8833° N, 20.8667° E sets off towards the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E. Every accurate Qibla calculator, and the plans of well-oriented mosques, arrive at the same angle for this point.

Distance from Kosovska Mitrovica to Mecca and Medina

Mecca is 2,965 km from Kosovska Mitrovica as the crow flies, and Medina, the city of the Prophet ﷺ, is 2,671 km away. A direct flight would take roughly 3 h 59 min, although most pilgrims from Kosovska Mitrovica connect through Jeddah or Medina airport.

Clocks in Kosovska Mitrovica run 2 hours behind Mecca in winter and 1 hour behind Mecca in summer, because of daylight saving time. Prayer times, however, depend on the sun at your own location, so always use the prayer times of Kosovska Mitrovica rather than those of Mecca.

Finding the Qibla with the sun in Kosovska Mitrovica

On 365 days of 2027, the sun passes exactly through the Qibla direction of Kosovska Mitrovica while it is well above the horizon. At that moment, facing the sun means facing Mecca. The effect is most frequent in January (31 days); for example, on 1 January 2027 it happens at 08:37 local time.

The sun is never opposite the Qibla of Kosovska Mitrovica during daylight, so the shadow method does not apply here; the left-hand column is the one to use.

Twice a year the sun passes directly over the Kaaba, on 28 May 2027 and 16 July 2027. Both moments are in daylight in Kosovska Mitrovica: at 11:18 and 11:27 local time, face the sun and you face the Qibla exactly, anywhere in the city.

Kosovska Mitrovica compared with other cities

The Qibla here is practically the same as in Pristina (137.9°), and Mecca is 34 km farther away. The nearest city with its own Qibla page, Pristina (34 km), prays towards 137.9°, a difference of 0.2°.

Across the 3 cities in Kosovo on this site, the Qibla ranges from 136.5° in Prizren to 137.9° in Pristina, a spread of 1.4°. The difference is small, yet each city should still use its own bearing.

See all cities on the Qibla page for Kosovo.

Qibla in cities near Kosovska Mitrovica

• Pristina137.9° · 34 km
• Prizren136.5° · 75 km