Qibla direction in Saudi Arabia
The Qibla in Saudi Arabia lies towards the south-west. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 96.4° in Jeddah to 342.0° in Al Līth, and the Kaaba is between less than 1 km and 1,194 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 96 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Saudi Arabia 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 245.6°. Mecca is the closest to the Kaaba (less than 1 km) and Ras Tanura the farthest (1,194 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 244.2°, 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 Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Riyadh?
244.2° from true north, towards the south-west, 793 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Saudi Arabia is closest to Makkah?
Mecca, less than 1 km from the Kaaba, among the 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Inak | 243.5° | south-west | 1,181 km |
| ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ | 215.2° | south-west | 684 km |
| Abhā | 322.3° | north-west | 453 km |
| Abqaiq | 245.5° | south-west | 1,120 km |
| Abū ‘Arīsh | 328.0° | north-west | 587 km |
| Ad Dawādimī | 234.6° | south-west | 580 km |
| Ad Dilam | 250.7° | west | 805 km |
| Ad Dir‘īyah | 243.0° | south-west | 780 km |
| Afif | 229.6° | south-west | 421 km |
| Al ‘Aqīq | 297.8° | north-west | 186 km |
| Al ‘Aqīq | 304.1° | north-west | 230 km |
| Al ‘Awwāmīyah | 243.0° | south-west | 1,180 km |
| Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá | 218.9° | south-west | 645 km |
| Al Bahah | 312.8° | north-west | 232 km |
| Al Baţţālīyah | 248.0° | west | 1,095 km |
| Al Bukayrīyah | 217.4° | south-west | 653 km |
| al Haql | 149.6° | south-east | 1,002 km |
| Al Jumūm | 148.5° | south-east | 26 km |
| Al Khabrā’ | 217.6° | south-west | 645 km |
| Al Khafjī | 230.1° | south-west | 1,171 km |
| Al Kharj | 249.9° | west | 827 km |
| Al Khurmah | 257.0° | west | 234 km |
| Al Līth | 342.0° | north | 149 km |
| Al Mash‘ilīyah | 310.7° | north-west | 634 km |
| Al Mithnab | 223.1° | south-west | 666 km |
| Al Mubarraz | 248.0° | west | 1,090 km |
| Al Munayzilah | 248.3° | west | 1,096 km |
| Al Ola | 161.1° | south | 608 km |
| Al Qaţīf | 243.2° | south-west | 1,181 km |
| Al Wajh | 146.7° | south-east | 635 km |
| Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah | 176.3° | south | 339 km |
| An Nimas | 317.0° | north-west | 348 km |
| Ar Rass | 217.9° | south-west | 620 km |
| Arar | 186.8° | south | 1,069 km |
| As Sulayyil | 281.2° | west | 607 km |
| Ash Shafā | 307.4° | north-west | 64 km |
| Aţ Ţaraf | 248.6° | west | 1,101 km |
| Az Zulfī | 224.1° | south-west | 742 km |
| Badr Ḩunayn | 157.7° | south | 283 km |
| Baljurashi | 314.3° | north-west | 250 km |
| Baq‘ā’ | 200.3° | south | 766 km |
| Bariq | 322.0° | north-west | 354 km |
| Bisha | 299.2° | north-west | 329 km |
| Buraidah | 218.6° | south-west | 689 km |
| Ḑamad | 327.6° | north-west | 572 km |
| Dammam | 244.1° | south-west | 1,183 km |
| Dhahran | 244.8° | south-west | 1,177 km |
| Duba | 146.7° | south-east | 781 km |
| Fayfā’ | 323.5° | north-west | 577 km |
| Ha'il | 195.9° | south | 704 km |
| Hafar Al-Batin | 219.8° | south-west | 995 km |
| Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm | 253.7° | west | 760 km |
| Hofuf | 248.2° | west | 1,088 km |
| Jeddah | 96.4° | east | 67 km |
| Jizan | 330.8° | north-west | 580 km |
| Jubail | 240.0° | south-west | 1,171 km |
| Khamis Mushait | 319.3° | north-west | 461 km |
| Khobar | 245.1° | south-west | 1,185 km |
| Khulayş | 147.2° | south-east | 97 km |
| King Faisal Military City | 219.7° | south-west | 997 km |
| King Khalid Military City | 220.0° | south-west | 924 km |
| Laylá | 263.6° | west | 718 km |
| Mahd adh Dhahab | 205.4° | south-west | 255 km |
| Mecca | 172.6° | south | less than 1 km |
| Najran | 314.8° | north-west | 628 km |
| Qaisumah | 221.1° | south-west | 995 km |
| Qurayyat | 166.8° | south | 1,129 km |
| Rābigh | 151.8° | south-east | 173 km |
| Raḩīmah | 242.7° | south-west | 1,193 km |
| Ranyah | 274.0° | west | 314 km |
| Ras Tanura | 242.7° | south-west | 1,194 km |
| Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ | 217.1° | south-west | 641 km |
| Riyadh | 244.2° | south-west | 793 km |
| Rumāḩ | 239.9° | south-west | 878 km |
| Sabt Al Alaya | 313.0° | north-west | 303 km |
| Şabyā | 328.7° | north-west | 559 km |
| Şafwá | 242.7° | south-west | 1,181 km |
| Sakakah | 182.4° | south | 951 km |
| Şāmitah | 329.1° | north-west | 629 km |
| Sarāt ‘Abīdah | 317.5° | north-west | 507 km |
| Sayhāt | 243.7° | south-west | 1,181 km |
| Shaqra | 233.6° | south-west | 698 km |
| Sulţānah | 175.8° | south | 342 km |
| Ta'if | 285.6° | west | 63 km |
| Tabuk | 156.4° | south-east | 842 km |
| Tārūt | 243.3° | south-west | 1,184 km |
| Taymā’ | 169.0° | south | 702 km |
| Thuwal | 142.3° | south-east | 121 km |
| Ţubarjal | 170.6° | south | 1,022 km |
| Turabah | 277.4° | west | 189 km |
| Turaif | 173.9° | south | 1,146 km |
| Ţurayf | 173.9° | south | 1,146 km |
| Turubah | 203.0° | south-west | 822 km |
| Umluj | 146.3° | south-east | 478 km |
| Unaizah | 220.1° | south-west | 671 km |
| Yanbu | 148.3° | south-east | 347 km |