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Qibla direction in Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan, the Qibla is roughly south-south-west: from 197° to 207° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Baku, the capital: 207°, south-south-west, 2,312 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 11° across the country, from 197° in Nakhchivan to 207° in Qaraçuxur.
  • Closest to Makkah: Nakhchivan, 2,048 km. Farthest: Xaçmaz, 2,382 km.
  • Around Baku, 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 201°.
  • Prayer times in Azerbaijan: our country guide explains which calculation method to choose in the Awwab app.

Qibla from every city in Azerbaijan

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

Qibla in Azerbaijan, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Baku207°south-south-west2,312
Sumqayit206°south-south-west2,325
Ganja198°south-south-west2,228
Xirdalan207°south-south-west2,314
Yevlakh200°south-south-west2,244
Mingachevir200°south-south-west2,256
Nakhchivan197°south-south-west2,048
Lankaran207°south-south-west2,111
Qaraçuxur207°south-south-west2,317
Lerik205°south-south-west2,096
Sirvan205°south-south-west2,232
Şǝki200°south-south-west2,304
Xaçmaz203°south-south-west2,382
Bakikhanov207°south-south-west2,319

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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).