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Qibla direction in Albania

In Albania, the Qibla is roughly south-east: from 132° to 134° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Tirana, the capital: 134°, south-east, 2,902 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 2° across the country, from 132° in Vlorë to 134° in Korçë.
  • Closest to Makkah: Korçë, 2,789 km. Farthest: Shkoder, 2,977 km.
  • Around Tirana, a magnetic compass points about 5° east of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 129°.

Qibla from every city in Albania

Cities of 50,000 people or more, largest first.

Qibla in Albania, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Tirana134°south-east2,902
Durrës133°south-east2,923
Vlorë132°south-east2,858
Elbasan134°south-east2,869
Shkoder134°south-east2,977
Lushnje133°south-east2,879
Berat133°south-east2,846
Korçë134°south-east2,789
Fier132°south-east2,872
Krujë134°south-east2,917

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Reading these numbers

Each bearing is measured clockwise from true north along the shortest path over the globe, a great circle, which is how the Qibla is worked out. A flat map can mislead, because the Earth is round.

Phone compasses work best after calibrating with a figure-8, away from metal and magnetic cases. Our guide to finding the Qibla also covers the sun, the local mosque and praying when unsure.

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City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Magnetic declination: the World Magnetic Model 2025 (NOAA and the British Geological Survey).