Qibla direction in Syria
The Qibla in Syria lies towards the south. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 162.1° in Quneitra to 187.9° in Al Mālikīyah, and the Kaaba is between 1,296 km and 1,766 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 89 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Syria 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 25.8°. Suwayda is the closest to the Kaaba (1,296 km) and Al Mālikīyah the farthest (1,766 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 164.6°, 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 Syria: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Damascus?
164.6° from true north, towards the south, 1,388 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Syria is closest to Makkah?
Suwayda, 1,296 km from the Kaaba, among the 89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Āmūdā | 183.8° | south | 1,747 km |
| ‘Ayn al ‘Arab | 174.9° | south | 1,726 km |
| Ad Dānā | 169.0° | south | 1,671 km |
| Ad Darbāsīyah | 182.8° | south | 1,742 km |
| Afrin | 169.5° | south | 1,702 km |
| Al Bāb | 171.7° | south | 1,677 km |
| Al Ḩirāk | 163.7° | south | 1,307 km |
| Al Kiswah | 164.2° | south | 1,373 km |
| Al Mālikīyah | 187.9° | south | 1,766 km |
| Al Mayādīn | 182.5° | south | 1,513 km |
| Al Qaryatayn | 169.2° | south | 1,446 km |
| Al Quşayr | 166.8° | south | 1,489 km |
| Al Quţayfah | 166.2° | south | 1,406 km |
| Al-Hasakah | 183.3° | south | 1,679 km |
| Al-Qamishli | 184.8° | south | 1,743 km |
| Al-Tabqa | 175.2° | south | 1,608 km |
| Ālbū Kamāl | 184.5° | south | 1,453 km |
| Aleppo | 170.3° | south | 1,663 km |
| An Nabk | 167.0° | south | 1,434 km |
| Ar Rastan | 167.8° | south | 1,532 km |
| As Safīrah | 171.0° | south | 1,647 km |
| Aş Şanamayn | 163.6° | south | 1,344 km |
| At Tall | 164.8° | south | 1,399 km |
| Az Zabadānī | 164.1° | south | 1,416 km |
| Azaz | 170.2° | south | 1,708 km |
| Babīlā | 164.7° | south | 1,383 km |
| Baniyas | 165.1° | south | 1,576 km |
| Batabo | 168.8° | south | 1,663 km |
| Binnish | 168.6° | south | 1,644 km |
| Burj Islam | 165.1° | south | 1,632 km |
| Dā‘il | 162.9° | south | 1,312 km |
| Damascus | 164.6° | south | 1,388 km |
| Daraa | 162.6° | south | 1,298 km |
| Dārayyā | 164.3° | south | 1,384 km |
| Dayr az Zawr | 181.2° | south | 1,547 km |
| Dayr Ḩāfir | 172.3° | south | 1,651 km |
| Douma | 165.1° | south | 1,392 km |
| Hajīn | 184.1° | south | 1,479 km |
| Ḩalfāyā | 167.6° | south | 1,570 km |
| Hama | 168.1° | south | 1,553 km |
| Ḩarastā | 165.0° | south | 1,392 km |
| Homs | 167.6° | south | 1,510 km |
| Idlib | 168.3° | south | 1,643 km |
| Inkhil | 163.3° | south | 1,340 km |
| Irbin | 164.9° | south | 1,389 km |
| Jableh | 165.2° | south | 1,596 km |
| Jarābulus | 173.7° | south | 1,721 km |
| Jaramana | 164.8° | south | 1,384 km |
| Jāsim | 163.0° | south | 1,339 km |
| Jayrūd | 166.8° | south | 1,410 km |
| Jisr ash Shughūr | 167.0° | south | 1,636 km |
| Kabbasin | 171.9° | south | 1,683 km |
| Kafr Lāhā | 166.9° | south | 1,533 km |
| Kafr Takhārīm | 168.0° | south | 1,665 km |
| Kafr Zaytā | 167.7° | south | 1,583 km |
| Kafranbel | 167.8° | south | 1,610 km |
| Khan Shaykhun | 167.9° | south | 1,589 km |
| Latakia | 164.9° | south | 1,617 km |
| Ma‘arratmişrīn | 168.5° | south | 1,651 km |
| Maharda | 167.5° | south | 1,570 km |
| Manbij | 173.3° | south | 1,689 km |
| Maşyāf | 166.5° | south | 1,555 km |
| Muadamiyat al-Sham | 164.2° | south | 1,386 km |
| Nawa | 162.7° | south | 1,328 km |
| Nubl | 169.9° | south | 1,686 km |
| Palmyra | 173.7° | south | 1,469 km |
| Qārah | 167.2° | south | 1,448 km |
| Qaţanā | 163.6° | south | 1,386 km |
| Quneitra | 162.1° | south | 1,360 km |
| Raqqa | 177.0° | south | 1,618 km |
| Sabikhan | 183.1° | south | 1,495 km |
| Şāfītā | 165.4° | south | 1,533 km |
| Şaḩnāyā | 164.2° | south | 1,381 km |
| Salamiyah | 169.1° | south | 1,535 km |
| Salqīn | 167.8° | south | 1,669 km |
| Saraqib | 168.8° | south | 1,632 km |
| Shaykh Miskīn | 163.2° | south | 1,319 km |
| Şūrān | 168.2° | south | 1,571 km |
| Suwayda | 164.8° | south | 1,296 km |
| Tādif | 171.7° | south | 1,674 km |
| Ţafas | 162.6° | south | 1,312 km |
| Tall Rif‘at | 170.3° | south | 1,694 km |
| Tallbīsah | 167.7° | south | 1,522 km |
| Tallkalakh | 165.8° | south | 1,514 km |
| Tartus | 164.6° | south | 1,546 km |
| Ţayyibat al Imām | 168.0° | south | 1,569 km |
| Yabrūd | 166.6° | south | 1,429 km |
| Yarmouk | 164.6° | south | 1,384 km |
| Zākīyah | 163.8° | south | 1,373 km |