Qibla direction in Palestine
The Qibla in Palestine lies towards the south-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 151.8° in Rafah to 158.9° in Ţūbās, and the Kaaba is between 1,206 km and 1,311 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 43 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Palestine 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 7.1°. as-Samu is the closest to the Kaaba (1,206 km) and Al Yāmūn the farthest (1,311 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 157.2°, 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 Palestine: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Şūr Bāhir?
157.2° from true north, towards the south-east, 1,234 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Palestine is closest to Makkah?
as-Samu, 1,206 km from the Kaaba, among the 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Abasān al Kabīrah | 152.3° | south-east | 1,228 km |
| ‘Aţārūt | 157.4° | south-east | 1,248 km |
| Al ‘Ayzarīyah | 157.4° | south-east | 1,236 km |
| Al Bīrah | 157.5° | south-east | 1,252 km |
| Al Burayj | 152.9° | south-east | 1,237 km |
| Al Yāmūn | 158.6° | south | 1,311 km |
| Al-Qarara | 152.5° | south-east | 1,234 km |
| An Nuşayrāt | 152.9° | south-east | 1,239 km |
| Ar Rām wa Ḑāḩiyat al Barīd | 157.4° | south-east | 1,246 km |
| as-Samu | 155.8° | south-east | 1,206 km |
| Az̧ Z̧āhirīyah | 155.4° | south-east | 1,211 km |
| Az Zuwāydah | 152.8° | south-east | 1,238 km |
| Balāţah | 158.3° | south | 1,281 km |
| Banī Na‘īm | 156.5° | south-east | 1,214 km |
| Bani Suheila | 152.3° | south-east | 1,231 km |
| Bayt Jālā | 157.0° | south-east | 1,234 km |
| Beit Hanina | 157.4° | south-east | 1,244 km |
| Beit Hanoun | 153.7° | south-east | 1,241 km |
| Beit Lahia | 153.5° | south-east | 1,244 km |
| Bethlehem | 157.0° | south-east | 1,232 km |
| Deir el-Balah | 152.6° | south-east | 1,238 km |
| Dūrā | 155.8° | south-east | 1,218 km |
| Gaza | 153.3° | south-east | 1,241 km |
| Ḩalḩūl | 156.3° | south-east | 1,223 km |
| Hebron | 156.2° | south-east | 1,218 km |
| Idhnā | 155.7° | south-east | 1,226 km |
| Jabalia | 153.4° | south-east | 1,243 km |
| Jenin | 158.9° | south | 1,306 km |
| Jericho | 158.4° | south | 1,240 km |
| Khan Yunis | 152.2° | south-east | 1,232 km |
| Nablus | 158.2° | south | 1,283 km |
| Qabāţīyah | 158.7° | south | 1,302 km |
| Qalqilyah | 156.9° | south-east | 1,290 km |
| Rafah | 151.8° | south-east | 1,230 km |
| Ramallah | 157.4° | south-east | 1,252 km |
| Sa‘īr | 156.5° | south-east | 1,221 km |
| Shokat as-Sufi | 151.9° | south-east | 1,225 km |
| Shu‘fāţ | 157.3° | south-east | 1,242 km |
| Şūr Bāhir | 157.2° | south-east | 1,234 km |
| Surif | 156.3° | south-east | 1,232 km |
| Ţūbās | 158.9° | south | 1,290 km |
| Tulkarm | 157.4° | south-east | 1,301 km |
| Yaţţā | 156.0° | south-east | 1,210 km |