Qibla direction in Sudan
The Qibla in Sudan lies towards the north-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 25.5° in Doka to 91.2° in Wadi Halfa, and the Kaaba is between 338 km and 2,043 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 78 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Sudan 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 65.6°. Port Sudan is the closest to the Kaaba (338 km) and Geneina the farthest (2,043 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 48.6°, 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 Sudan: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Khartoum?
48.6° from true north, towards the north-east, 1,008 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Sudan is closest to Makkah?
Port Sudan, 338 km from the Kaaba, among the 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Ārdamatā | 61.9° | north-east | 2,038 km |
| Abu Jibeha | 38.5° | north-east | 1,437 km |
| Abū Zabad | 46.7° | north-east | 1,510 km |
| Abyei | 41.5° | north-east | 1,792 km |
| Ad Dindar | 32.5° | north-east | 1,094 km |
| Ad-Damazin | 27.8° | north-east | 1,219 km |
| Ad-Dindar | 33.3° | north-east | 1,085 km |
| Al Fūlah | 47.1° | north-east | 1,628 km |
| Al Hasaheisa | 42.0° | north-east | 1,013 km |
| Al Ḩawātah | 31.0° | north-east | 1,047 km |
| Al Hilāliyya | 43.0° | north-east | 1,002 km |
| Al Jazeera Aba | 39.3° | north-east | 1,182 km |
| Al Manāqil | 41.2° | north-east | 1,077 km |
| Al Mijlad | 46.6° | north-east | 1,731 km |
| Al Qiţena | 46.1° | north-east | 1,073 km |
| Al-Damir | 54.3° | north-east | 746 km |
| Al-Fashaqah | 27.6° | north-east | 886 km |
| Al-Fashir | 58.5° | north-east | 1,761 km |
| Al-Fāw | 35.9° | north-east | 1,015 km |
| Al-Fulah | 47.1° | north-east | 1,630 km |
| Al-Quṭaynah | 45.9° | north-east | 1,091 km |
| Al-Ubayyid | 46.7° | north-east | 1,370 km |
| ALdinigila wad dhahi | 42.2° | north-east | 1,151 km |
| Ar Rahad | 44.0° | north-east | 1,373 km |
| As Sūkī | 34.1° | north-east | 1,100 km |
| Atbara | 55.0° | north-east | 738 km |
| Babanūsah | 47.3° | north-east | 1,703 km |
| Bahri | 49.0° | north-east | 1,001 km |
| Bārah | 48.1° | north-east | 1,319 km |
| Berber | 57.3° | north-east | 719 km |
| Burām | 51.3° | north-east | 1,956 km |
| Dilling | 44.8° | north-east | 1,502 km |
| Doka | 25.5° | north-east | 979 km |
| Dongola | 74.1° | east | 1,006 km |
| Ed Dueim | 42.9° | north-east | 1,146 km |
| El Bauga | 59.4° | north-east | 712 km |
| El Daein | 51.0° | north-east | 1,831 km |
| El Geneina Fort | 61.9° | north-east | 2,041 km |
| En Nahud | 49.7° | north-east | 1,550 km |
| Er Roseires | 27.9° | north-east | 1,210 km |
| Gedaref | 29.2° | north-east | 946 km |
| Geneina | 61.9° | north-east | 2,043 km |
| Gereida | 52.3° | north-east | 1,929 km |
| Ghubaysh | 50.5° | north-east | 1,680 km |
| Jubayt | 48.2° | north-east | 416 km |
| Kabkābīyah | 60.4° | north-east | 1,878 km |
| Kaduqli | 41.7° | north-east | 1,581 km |
| Kas | 56.9° | north-east | 1,925 km |
| Kassala | 28.0° | north-east | 756 km |
| Khartoum | 48.6° | north-east | 1,008 km |
| Khashm El Girba | 29.3° | north-east | 828 km |
| Kināna | 39.7° | north-east | 1,082 km |
| Kuraymah | 67.7° | east | 892 km |
| Kūstī | 38.6° | north-east | 1,192 km |
| Kutum | 61.2° | north-east | 1,793 km |
| Maiurno | 35.4° | north-east | 1,104 km |
| Mellit | 59.7° | north-east | 1,714 km |
| New Halfa | 32.7° | north-east | 811 km |
| Nyala | 54.8° | north-east | 1,900 km |
| Omdurman | 49.2° | north-east | 1,006 km |
| Port Sudan | 53.1° | north-east | 338 km |
| Rabak | 38.4° | north-east | 1,185 km |
| Rahad al Bardi | 54.4° | north-east | 2,037 km |
| Rufā‘a | 41.7° | north-east | 1,007 km |
| Sennar | 36.3° | north-east | 1,096 km |
| Sh'īarīah | 54.7° | north-east | 1,813 km |
| Shendi | 50.9° | north-east | 853 km |
| Singa | 33.4° | north-east | 1,112 km |
| Sinkat | 46.9° | north-east | 424 km |
| Suakin | 44.9° | north-east | 366 km |
| Tandaltī | 41.0° | north-east | 1,260 km |
| Tokār | 33.0° | north-east | 399 km |
| Tullus | 52.9° | north-east | 1,994 km |
| Umm Ruwaba | 42.8° | north-east | 1,316 km |
| Umm Shawkah | 34.6° | north-east | 1,107 km |
| Wad Madani | 39.6° | north-east | 1,027 km |
| Wadi Halfa | 91.2° | east | 875 km |
| Zalingei | 59.2° | north-east | 1,977 km |