Qibla by country

Qibla direction in Chad

In Chad, the Qibla is roughly east-north-east: from 57° to 69° from true north, depending on the city.

At a glance

  • N'Djamena, the capital: 65°, east-north-east, 2,829 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 12° across the country, from 57° in Sarh to 69° in Mao.
  • Closest to Makkah: Abéché, 2,180 km. Farthest: Pala, 2,982 km.
  • Around N'Djamena, a magnetic compass points about 2° east of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 63°.

Qibla from every city in Chad

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

Qibla in Chad, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
N'Djamena65°east-north-east2,829
Moundou58°east-north-east2,917
Abéché65°east-north-east2,180
Sarh57°east-north-east2,669
Kelo60°east-north-east2,900
Am Timan59°east-north-east2,381
Doba57°east-north-east2,839
Pala60°east-north-east2,982
Bongor62°east-north-east2,888
Goz Beida60°east-north-east2,208
Koumra57°east-north-east2,760
Mongo63°east-north-east2,470
Bol68°east-north-east2,802
Mao69°east-north-east2,716
Déressia60°east-north-east2,831

Not on the list? Search any town or use your location on the live compass.

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.

Qibla in other countries

Algeria Angola Congo - Kinshasa Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Morocco Nigeria South Africa Sudan Tanzania Uganda

All countries

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