Qibla direction in Norway
The Qibla in Norway lies towards the south-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 131.9° in Haugesund to 167.5° in Vadsø, and the Kaaba is between 4,761 km and 5,542 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 44 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Norway 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 35.6°. Halden is the closest to the Kaaba (4,761 km) and Tromsø the farthest (5,542 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 139.0°, 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 Norway: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Oslo?
139.0° from true north, towards the south-east, 4,851 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Norway is closest to Makkah?
Halden, 4,761 km from the Kaaba, among the 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ålesund | 135.1° | south-east | 5,227 km |
| Alta | 159.6° | south | 5,510 km |
| Arendal | 135.5° | south-east | 4,809 km |
| Åsane | 132.8° | south-east | 5,104 km |
| Asker | 138.6° | south-east | 4,855 km |
| Bergen | 132.7° | south-east | 5,098 km |
| Bodø | 147.8° | south-east | 5,402 km |
| Drammen | 138.2° | south-east | 4,857 km |
| Fredrikstad | 138.8° | south-east | 4,786 km |
| Gjøvik | 139.5° | south-east | 4,927 km |
| Grimstad | 135.2° | south-east | 4,806 km |
| Halden | 139.3° | south-east | 4,761 km |
| Hamar | 140.0° | south-east | 4,914 km |
| Harstad | 151.0° | south-east | 5,501 km |
| Haugesund | 131.9° | south-east | 5,027 km |
| Hermansverk | 135.1° | south-east | 5,099 km |
| Horten | 138.3° | south-east | 4,819 km |
| Kongsberg | 137.5° | south-east | 4,871 km |
| Kristiansand | 134.3° | south-east | 4,816 km |
| Kristiansund | 137.4° | south-east | 5,223 km |
| Larvik | 137.5° | south-east | 4,806 km |
| Levanger | 142.1° | south-east | 5,162 km |
| Lillehammer | 139.5° | south-east | 4,962 km |
| Lillestrøm | 139.4° | south-east | 4,843 km |
| Mo i Rana | 147.0° | south-east | 5,317 km |
| Molde | 136.5° | south-east | 5,212 km |
| Moss | 138.6° | south-east | 4,814 km |
| Nesttun | 132.7° | south-east | 5,091 km |
| Oslo | 139.0° | south-east | 4,851 km |
| Porsgrunn | 137.1° | south-east | 4,828 km |
| Sandefjord | 137.8° | south-east | 4,806 km |
| Sandnes | 132.1° | south-east | 4,965 km |
| Sarpsborg | 139.0° | south-east | 4,785 km |
| Skien | 137.1° | south-east | 4,835 km |
| Sola | 132.0° | south-east | 4,972 km |
| Stavanger | 132.2° | south-east | 4,974 km |
| Steinkjer | 142.5° | south-east | 5,180 km |
| Stjørdalshalsen | 141.5° | south-east | 5,149 km |
| Time | 131.9° | south-east | 4,958 km |
| Tønsberg | 138.1° | south-east | 4,810 km |
| Tromsdalen | 154.4° | south-east | 5,541 km |
| Tromsø | 154.3° | south-east | 5,542 km |
| Trondheim | 140.8° | south-east | 5,162 km |
| Vadsø | 167.5° | south | 5,451 km |