Qibla direction in Myanmar
The Qibla in Myanmar lies towards the west. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 277.4° in Tanai to 289.1° in Kawthaung, and the Kaaba is between 5,439 km and 6,379 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 151 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Myanmar 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 11.7°. Buthidaung Town is the closest to the Kaaba (5,439 km) and Kawthaung the farthest (6,379 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 282.3°, 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 Myanmar: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nay Pyi Taw?
282.3° from true north, towards the west, 5,832 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Myanmar is closest to Makkah?
Buthidaung Town, 5,439 km from the Kaaba, among the 151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarapura | 280.7° | west | 5,776 km |
| Ann Town | 281.9° | west | 5,618 km |
| Aungban | 281.7° | west | 5,862 km |
| Bago | 284.2° | west | 5,929 km |
| Bhamo | 279.2° | west | 5,850 km |
| Bogale | 284.8° | west | 5,847 km |
| Botataung | 284.5° | west | 5,913 km |
| Buthidaung Town | 280.7° | west | 5,439 km |
| Chauk | 281.2° | west | 5,672 km |
| Daik-u | 283.9° | west | 5,936 km |
| Dawbon | 284.7° | west | 5,862 km |
| Dawei | 286.5° | west | 6,202 km |
| Gwa Twon | 283.7° | west | 5,727 km |
| Hakha | 279.5° | west | 5,514 km |
| Heho | 281.7° | west | 5,880 km |
| Hinthada | 283.8° | west | 5,816 km |
| Hlaingthaya | 284.5° | west | 5,900 km |
| Hlegu | 284.3° | west | 5,909 km |
| Hmaw Bi | 284.8° | west | 6,066 km |
| Hopin | 278.4° | west | 5,767 km |
| Hpa-An | 284.6° | west | 6,060 km |
| Hpākān | 277.9° | west | 5,736 km |
| Hsipaw | 280.4° | west | 5,888 km |
| Ingapu | 283.7° | west | 5,792 km |
| Insein | 284.4° | west | 5,903 km |
| Kalaw | 281.7° | west | 5,856 km |
| Kalemyo | 279.1° | west | 5,550 km |
| Kanbalu | 279.5° | west | 5,697 km |
| Kanbe | 284.6° | west | 5,897 km |
| Katha | 279.0° | west | 5,762 km |
| Kawkareik | 284.9° | west | 6,132 km |
| Kawthaung | 289.1° | west | 6,379 km |
| Kayan | 284.5° | west | 5,949 km |
| Kēng Tung | 281.8° | west | 6,174 km |
| Kone Ta La Paung | 284.4° | west | 5,904 km |
| Kungyangon | 284.8° | west | 5,907 km |
| Kutkai | 280.0° | west | 5,935 km |
| Kyaikkami | 285.2° | west | 6,076 km |
| Kyaiklat | 284.7° | west | 5,876 km |
| Kyaikto | 284.2° | west | 5,985 km |
| Kyaukme | 280.4° | west | 5,863 km |
| Kyaukpadaung | 281.3° | west | 5,705 km |
| Kyaukpyu | 282.1° | west | 5,575 km |
| Kyaukse | 280.9° | west | 5,791 km |
| Kyauktaga | 284.1° | west | 5,976 km |
| Kyauktan | 284.6° | west | 5,933 km |
| Kyauktan | 278.8° | west | 5,716 km |
| Kyauktaw | 280.8° | west | 5,485 km |
| Kyeintali Town | 283.4° | west | 5,707 km |
| Kyonpyaw | 284.0° | west | 5,798 km |
| Labutta | 284.9° | west | 5,785 km |
| Lakang | 278.9° | west | 5,839 km |
| Lashio | 280.3° | west | 5,927 km |
| Laukkai | 280.1° | west | 6,014 km |
| Lawksawk | 281.4° | west | 5,873 km |
| Letpandan | 283.7° | west | 5,842 km |
| Lewe | 282.4° | west | 5,832 km |
| Loikaw | 282.6° | west | 5,944 km |
| Madaya | 280.4° | west | 5,775 km |
| Magway | 281.8° | west | 5,700 km |
| Manaung | 282.6° | west | 5,607 km |
| Mandalay | 280.6° | west | 5,778 km |
| Martaban | 284.9° | west | 6,069 km |
| Maubin | 284.5° | west | 5,861 km |
| Mawlaik | 278.9° | west | 5,577 km |
| Mawlamyine | 284.9° | west | 6,071 km |
| Mawlamyinegyunn | 284.7° | west | 5,831 km |
| Meiktila | 281.4° | west | 5,778 km |
| Minbu | 281.8° | west | 5,694 km |
| Mingaladon | 284.4° | west | 5,901 km |
| Mogaung | 278.3° | west | 5,803 km |
| Mogok | 280.0° | west | 5,802 km |
| Mohnyin | 278.5° | west | 5,755 km |
| Möng La | 281.8° | west | 6,182 km |
| Möng Yang | 281.6° | west | 6,144 km |
| Möng Yawng | 282.2° | west | 6,229 km |
| Monywa | 280.3° | west | 5,679 km |
| Mrauk U | 281.1° | west | 5,512 km |
| Mu-se | 279.6° | west | 5,922 km |
| Mudon | 285.1° | west | 6,088 km |
| Myanaung | 283.3° | west | 5,785 km |
| Myaungmya | 284.5° | west | 5,789 km |
| Myawaddy | 284.9° | west | 6,156 km |
| Myaydo | 282.5° | west | 5,747 km |
| Myeik | 287.6° | west | 6,298 km |
| Myingyan | 280.9° | west | 5,718 km |
| Myitkyina | 278.4° | west | 5,847 km |
| Namhkam | 279.6° | west | 5,902 km |
| Nansang | 281.8° | west | 5,967 km |
| Nay Pyi Taw | 282.3° | west | 5,832 km |
| Nyaung-U | 281.0° | west | 5,675 km |
| Nyaungdon | 284.3° | west | 5,851 km |
| Nyaunglebin | 283.7° | west | 5,938 km |
| Okpo | 284.4° | west | 5,899 km |
| Pakokku | 280.9° | west | 5,690 km |
| Pangkham | 281.2° | west | 6,085 km |
| Panglong | 279.6° | west | 5,961 km |
| Pathein | 284.4° | west | 5,764 km |
| Paung | 284.8° | west | 6,050 km |
| Paungde | 283.2° | west | 5,799 km |
| Payathonzu | 285.7° | west | 6,184 km |
| Pèkon | 282.4° | west | 5,919 km |
| Pindaya | 281.5° | west | 5,859 km |
| Prome | 282.9° | west | 5,761 km |
| Pyapon | 284.8° | west | 5,876 km |
| Pyawbwe | 281.7° | west | 5,804 km |
| Pyin Oo Lwin | 280.7° | west | 5,814 km |
| Pyinmana | 282.3° | west | 5,840 km |
| Pyu | 283.3° | west | 5,895 km |
| Sagaing | 280.7° | west | 5,769 km |
| San Chaung | 284.3° | west | 5,897 km |
| Set Ka Lay | 284.5° | west | 5,906 km |
| Shwebo | 280.1° | west | 5,727 km |
| Shwegu | 279.1° | west | 5,806 km |
| Shwegyin | 283.8° | west | 5,954 km |
| Shwenatha | 284.4° | west | 5,906 km |
| Sittwe | 281.4° | west | 5,492 km |
| Tachilek | 282.6° | west | 6,198 km |
| Taikkyi | 284.1° | west | 5,877 km |
| Tamu | 278.4° | west | 5,558 km |
| Tanai | 277.4° | west | 5,765 km |
| Tangyan | 280.8° | west | 6,001 km |
| Tatkon | 278.2° | west | 5,627 km |
| Taungdwingyi | 282.0° | west | 5,766 km |
| Taunggyi | 281.7° | west | 5,900 km |
| Taungoo | 283.0° | west | 5,883 km |
| Taungup | 282.7° | west | 5,660 km |
| Thanatpin | 284.2° | west | 5,940 km |
| Thanbyuzayat | 285.3° | west | 6,096 km |
| Thandwe | 283.0° | west | 5,682 km |
| Thanhlyin | 284.5° | west | 5,920 km |
| Thanlyin | 284.5° | west | 5,921 km |
| Tharyarwady | 283.8° | west | 5,849 km |
| Thaton | 284.6° | west | 6,032 km |
| Thayetmyo | 282.5° | west | 5,745 km |
| Thin Gan Kyun Gyi | 284.4° | west | 5,906 km |
| Thongwa | 284.6° | west | 5,950 km |
| Twante | 284.6° | west | 5,890 km |
| Wakema | 284.6° | west | 5,816 km |
| Waw | 284.1° | west | 5,946 km |
| Wundwin | 281.3° | west | 5,791 km |
| Yamethin | 281.8° | west | 5,817 km |
| Yangon | 284.5° | west | 5,910 km |
| Yawnghwe | 281.8° | west | 5,893 km |
| Ye | 285.8° | west | 6,131 km |
| Ye-u | 279.8° | west | 5,696 km |
| Yedashe | 282.8° | west | 5,868 km |
| Yenangyaung | 281.5° | west | 5,687 km |
| Yesagyo | 280.7° | west | 5,700 km |
| Zalun | 283.9° | west | 5,831 km |
| Zigon | 283.3° | west | 5,815 km |