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Qibla direction in Cuba

In Cuba, the Qibla lies between north-east and east-north-east: from 55° to 60° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Havana, the capital: 56°, north-east, 12,034 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 5° across the country, from 55° in Pinar del Río to 60° in Guantánamo.
  • Closest to Makkah: Guantánamo, 11,578 km. Farthest: Pinar del Río, 12,191 km.
  • Around Havana, a magnetic compass points about 6° west of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 62°.

Qibla from every city in Cuba

Cities of 100,000 people or more, largest first.

Qibla in Cuba, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Havana56°north-east12,034
Santiago de Cuba60°east-north-east11,641
Camagüey59°east-north-east11,752
Holguín60°east-north-east11,632
Guantánamo60°east-north-east11,578
Santa Clara58°east-north-east11,871
Arroyo Naranjo56°north-east12,040
Las Tunas59°east-north-east11,690
Bayamo60°east-north-east11,695
Pinar del Río55°north-east12,191
Cienfuegos57°east-north-east11,929
Fontanar56°north-east12,043
San Miguel del Padrón56°north-east12,032
Matanzas56°east-north-east11,972
Ciego de Ávila58°east-north-east11,799
Manzanillo59°east-north-east11,740
Sancti Spíritus58°east-north-east11,854
Guanabacoa56°north-east12,028
Palma Soriano60°east-north-east11,646

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

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