Qibla direction in Paraguay
The Qibla in Paraguay lies towards the east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 71.8° in Salto del Guaira to 73.9° in Pilar, and the Kaaba is between 11,357 km and 11,857 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 34 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Paraguay 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 2.1°. Salto del Guaira is the closest to the Kaaba (11,357 km) and Filadelfia the farthest (11,857 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 73.2°, 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 Paraguay: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Asunción?
73.2° from true north, towards the east, 11,720 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Paraguay is closest to Makkah?
Salto del Guaira, 11,357 km from the Kaaba, among the 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aregua | 73.1° | east | 11,695 km |
| Asunción | 73.2° | east | 11,720 km |
| Caacupe | 73.1° | east | 11,674 km |
| Caaguazú | 72.7° | east | 11,569 km |
| Caazapa | 73.0° | east | 11,626 km |
| Capiatá | 73.2° | east | 11,702 km |
| Ciudad del Este | 72.2° | east | 11,439 km |
| Concepción | 72.7° | east | 11,637 km |
| Coronel Oviedo | 72.8° | east | 11,609 km |
| Doctor Juan Eulogio Estigarribia | 72.5° | east | 11,536 km |
| Encarnación | 73.1° | east | 11,616 km |
| Fernando de la Mora | 73.2° | east | 11,709 km |
| Filadelfia | 73.2° | east | 11,857 km |
| Fuerte Olimpo | 72.2° | east | 11,601 km |
| Itá | 73.2° | east | 11,699 km |
| Itauguá | 73.1° | east | 11,695 km |
| Lambaré | 73.2° | east | 11,718 km |
| Limpio | 73.1° | east | 11,700 km |
| Loma Plata | 73.1° | east | 11,839 km |
| Mariano Roque Alonso | 73.1° | east | 11,706 km |
| Nemby | 73.2° | east | 11,712 km |
| Paraguari | 73.1° | east | 11,682 km |
| Pedro Juan Caballero | 71.9° | east | 11,443 km |
| Pilar | 73.9° | east | 11,832 km |
| Salto del Guaira | 71.8° | east | 11,357 km |
| San Antonio | 73.2° | east | 11,714 km |
| San Juan Bautista | 73.4° | east | 11,715 km |
| San Lorenzo | 73.2° | east | 11,708 km |
| San Pedro de Ycuamandyyu | 72.7° | east | 11,626 km |
| Villa Elisa | 73.2° | east | 11,717 km |
| Villa Hayes | 73.1° | east | 11,702 km |
| Villarrica | 72.9° | east | 11,618 km |
| Villeta | 73.2° | east | 11,719 km |
| Yby Yaú | 72.3° | east | 11,536 km |