Qibla direction in Madagascar
The Qibla in Madagascar lies towards the north. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 343.8° in Iharan̈a to 355.2° in Morombe, and the Kaaba is between 3,891 km and 5,231 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 109 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Madagascar 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 11.4°. Antsiranana is the closest to the Kaaba (3,891 km) and Tsiombe the farthest (5,231 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 349.0°, 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 Madagascar: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Antananarivo?
349.0° from true north, towards the north, 4,563 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Madagascar is closest to Makkah?
Antsiranana, 3,891 km from the Kaaba, among the 109 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alarobia | 348.8° | north | 4,573 km |
| Ambalavao | 350.4° | north | 4,871 km |
| Ambanja | 346.3° | north | 4,014 km |
| Ambarakaraka | 345.6° | north | 4,007 km |
| Ambato Boeny | 349.7° | north | 4,280 km |
| Ambatofinandrahana | 350.4° | north | 4,729 km |
| Ambatolampy | 349.3° | north | 4,612 km |
| Ambatondrazaka | 347.5° | north | 4,464 km |
| Ambilobe | 345.2° | north | 3,979 km |
| Amboanjo | 349.2° | north | 4,906 km |
| Amboasary | 351.6° | north | 5,214 km |
| Ambodifotatra | 345.3° | north | 4,408 km |
| Ambodimanga II | 346.3° | north | 4,421 km |
| Ambohidratrimo | 349.2° | north | 4,551 km |
| Ambohitrolomahitsy | 348.8° | north | 4,543 km |
| Ambositra | 349.8° | north | 4,734 km |
| Ambovombe | 352.0° | north | 5,226 km |
| Ampahana | 344.0° | north | 4,179 km |
| Ampanihy | 353.7° | north | 5,155 km |
| Amparafaravola | 347.8° | north | 4,433 km |
| Andapa | 344.8° | north | 4,152 km |
| Andilamena | 347.1° | north | 4,379 km |
| Andoany | 346.5° | north | 3,980 km |
| Anjozorobe | 348.5° | north | 4,514 km |
| Ankazoabo | 353.7° | north | 4,886 km |
| Ankazobe | 349.5° | north | 4,490 km |
| Ankazondandy | 348.6° | north | 4,545 km |
| Antalaha | 344.0° | north | 4,197 km |
| Antananarivo | 349.0° | north | 4,563 km |
| Antanifotsy | 349.5° | north | 4,639 km |
| Antsalova | 353.1° | north | 4,488 km |
| Antsirabe | 349.9° | north | 4,657 km |
| Antsiranana | 344.5° | north | 3,891 km |
| Antsohihy | 347.4° | north | 4,134 km |
| Antsohimbondrona | 345.5° | north | 3,961 km |
| Arivonimamo | 349.5° | north | 4,567 km |
| Bealanana | 346.1° | north | 4,116 km |
| Befandriana | 346.7° | north | 4,188 km |
| Bekily | 352.9° | north | 5,109 km |
| Beloha | 353.3° | north | 5,211 km |
| Belon'i Tsiribihina | 353.3° | north | 4,601 km |
| Beroroha | 352.8° | north | 4,826 km |
| Betafo | 350.2° | north | 4,651 km |
| Betioky | 354.0° | north | 5,044 km |
| Betroka | 351.8° | north | 5,015 km |
| Boriziny | 348.0° | north | 4,199 km |
| Brickaville | 346.9° | north | 4,586 km |
| Didy | 347.5° | north | 4,498 km |
| Fandriana | 349.5° | north | 4,704 km |
| Farafangana | 349.4° | north | 4,996 km |
| Faratsiho | 349.9° | north | 4,605 km |
| Fenoarivo Atsinanana | 346.0° | north | 4,439 km |
| Fenoarivo Be | 350.3° | north | 4,492 km |
| Fianarantsoa | 350.2° | north | 4,832 km |
| Ifanadiana | 349.4° | north | 4,826 km |
| Ifatsy | 349.4° | north | 4,948 km |
| Iharan̈a | 343.8° | north | 4,023 km |
| Ihosy | 351.6° | north | 4,921 km |
| Ikalamavony | 350.8° | north | 4,790 km |
| Ikongo | 349.8° | north | 4,886 km |
| Imerimandroso | 347.2° | north | 4,425 km |
| Imerintsiatosika | 349.4° | north | 4,566 km |
| Itampolo | 354.7° | north | 5,146 km |
| Ivato | 349.1° | north | 4,550 km |
| Ivohibe | 350.6° | north | 4,942 km |
| Jafaro | 352.7° | north | 5,189 km |
| Kopoky | 353.1° | north | 5,217 km |
| Maevatanana | 349.6° | north | 4,335 km |
| Mahajanga | 350.1° | north | 4,190 km |
| Mahanoro | 347.5° | north | 4,697 km |
| Maintirano | 353.9° | north | 4,414 km |
| Mampikony | 348.2° | north | 4,258 km |
| Manakara | 349.1° | north | 4,926 km |
| Mananara | 345.2° | north | 4,318 km |
| Mananjary | 348.4° | north | 4,832 km |
| Manjakandriana | 348.7° | north | 4,569 km |
| Maroantsetra | 345.0° | north | 4,239 km |
| Marolambo | 348.5° | north | 4,699 km |
| Maromandia | 347.0° | north | 4,064 km |
| Marovoay | 349.7° | north | 4,239 km |
| Miandrarivo | 350.2° | north | 4,605 km |
| Miandrivazo | 352.1° | north | 4,595 km |
| Miarinarivo | 349.9° | north | 4,556 km |
| Moramanga | 348.1° | north | 4,581 km |
| Morombe | 355.2° | north | 4,815 km |
| Morondava | 353.7° | north | 4,664 km |
| Nosy Varika | 348.0° | north | 4,766 km |
| Sadabe | 348.7° | north | 4,536 km |
| Sahavato | 348.3° | north | 4,763 km |
| Sakaraha | 353.7° | north | 4,955 km |
| Sambava | 343.9° | north | 4,126 km |
| Sitampiky | 350.6° | north | 4,290 km |
| Soalala | 351.7° | north | 4,215 km |
| Soanierana Ivongo | 345.6° | north | 4,394 km |
| Soanindrariny | 349.7° | north | 4,665 km |
| Soavinandriana | 350.2° | north | 4,575 km |
| Toamasina | 346.3° | north | 4,522 km |
| Tôlanaro | 350.9° | north | 5,223 km |
| Toliara | 354.9° | north | 4,996 km |
| Tsaratanana | 348.4° | north | 4,335 km |
| Tsiombe | 352.8° | north | 5,231 km |
| Tsiroanomandidy | 351.1° | north | 4,520 km |
| Vangaindrano | 349.8° | north | 5,049 km |
| Vatomandry | 347.1° | north | 4,640 km |
| Vavatenina | 346.3° | north | 4,443 km |
| Vohibinany | 346.5° | north | 4,426 km |
| Vohipaho | 350.0° | north | 5,069 km |
| Vohipeno | 349.3° | north | 4,944 km |
| Vondrozo | 350.1° | north | 4,985 km |