Qibla direction in Mozambique
The Qibla in Mozambique lies towards the north. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 0.1° in Chiúre to 360.0° in Namapa-erati, and the Kaaba is between 3,641 km and 5,339 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 66 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Mozambique 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 359.9°. Mocímboa is the closest to the Kaaba (3,641 km) and Boane the farthest (5,339 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 9.1°, 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 Mozambique: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Maputo?
9.1° from true north, towards the north, 5,327 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Mozambique is closest to Makkah?
Mocímboa, 3,641 km from the Kaaba, among the 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Molocue | 3.3° | north | 4,127 km |
| Angoche | 359.9° | north | 4,187 km |
| Beira | 7.0° | north | 4,621 km |
| Boane | 9.4° | north | 5,339 km |
| Búzi | 7.5° | north | 4,628 km |
| Caia | 6.6° | north | 4,391 km |
| Catandica | 9.7° | north | 4,449 km |
| Chibuto | 8.1° | north | 5,172 km |
| Chimoio | 9.0° | north | 4,560 km |
| Chinde | 4.9° | north | 4,463 km |
| Chiúre | 0.1° | north | 3,870 km |
| Chokwé | 8.8° | north | 5,163 km |
| Cidade de Nacala | 358.6° | north | 4,002 km |
| Cuamba | 5.2° | north | 4,044 km |
| Dondo | 7.2° | north | 4,596 km |
| Gondola | 8.8° | north | 4,554 km |
| Gorongosa | 8.3° | north | 4,502 km |
| Gurúè | 4.4° | north | 4,114 km |
| Iapala | 2.8° | north | 4,057 km |
| Inhambane | 5.8° | north | 5,059 km |
| Lichinga | 7.5° | north | 3,895 km |
| Machipanda | 10.1° | north | 4,559 km |
| Macia | 8.6° | north | 5,216 km |
| Macomia | 359.5° | north | 3,744 km |
| Maganja da Costa | 3.4° | north | 4,314 km |
| Malema | 3.8° | north | 4,053 km |
| Mandimba | 6.6° | north | 4,004 km |
| Manhiça | 8.9° | north | 5,262 km |
| Manica | 9.9° | north | 4,551 km |
| Maputo | 9.1° | north | 5,327 km |
| Marromeu | 5.6° | north | 4,436 km |
| Massinga | 5.9° | north | 4,999 km |
| Matola | 9.3° | north | 5,329 km |
| Maxixe | 5.9° | north | 5,058 km |
| Messica | 9.6° | north | 4,553 km |
| Micolene | 0.9° | north | 4,243 km |
| Milange | 6.2° | north | 4,196 km |
| Moatize | 9.2° | north | 4,227 km |
| Mocímboa | 359.1° | north | 3,641 km |
| Mocímboa da Praia | 359.1° | north | 3,645 km |
| Mocuba | 4.3° | north | 4,266 km |
| Monapo | 359.3° | north | 4,041 km |
| Montepuez | 1.4° | north | 3,843 km |
| Morrumbala | 6.3° | north | 4,333 km |
| Mossuril | 358.7° | north | 4,047 km |
| Mozambique | 358.6° | north | 4,055 km |
| Mueda | 0.5° | north | 3,679 km |
| Murrupula | 1.8° | north | 4,103 km |
| Mutuáli | 4.4° | north | 4,047 km |
| Namacurra | 4.1° | north | 4,338 km |
| Namapa-erati | 360.0° | north | 3,907 km |
| Nametil | 0.7° | north | 4,130 km |
| Namialo | 359.8° | north | 4,041 km |
| Nampula | 0.9° | north | 4,063 km |
| Nhamatanda | 8.0° | north | 4,566 km |
| Pebane | 2.5° | north | 4,306 km |
| Pemba | 358.9° | north | 3,825 km |
| Quelimane | 4.3° | north | 4,382 km |
| Ressano Garcia | 9.9° | north | 5,279 km |
| Ribáuè | 2.4° | north | 4,047 km |
| Songo | 10.8° | north | 4,188 km |
| Tete | 9.4° | north | 4,234 km |
| Ulongué | 8.6° | north | 4,063 km |
| Vilankulo | 6.1° | north | 4,853 km |
| Xai-Xai | 7.9° | north | 5,211 km |
| Xilembene | 8.4° | north | 5,176 km |