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Qibla direction in Armenia

In Armenia, the Qibla lies between south and south-south-west: from 191° to 199° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Yerevan, the capital: 193°, south-south-west, 2,132 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 8° across the country, from 191° in Gyumri to 199° in Kapan.
  • Closest to Makkah: Kapan, 2,074 km. Farthest: Vanadzor, 2,200 km.
  • Around Yerevan, a magnetic compass points about 7° east of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 187°.

Qibla from every city in Armenia

The largest cities, biggest first.

Qibla in Armenia, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Yerevan193°south-south-west2,132
Gyumri191°south2,187
Vanadzor193°south-south-west2,200
Abovyan194°south-south-west2,145
Hrazdan194°south-south-west2,174
Vagharshapat193°south-south-west2,127
Kapan199°south-south-west2,074
Armavir192°south-south-west2,121
Masis193°south-south-west2,119
Artashat194°south-south-west2,109

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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).