At a glance
- Santo Domingo, the capital: 63°, east-north-east, 11,175 km from the Kaaba.
- The Qibla turns by 1° across the country, from 62° in Puerto Plata to 64° in Punta Cana.
- Closest to Makkah: Punta Cana, 11,029 km. Farthest: Santiago de los Caballeros, 11,200 km.
- Around Santo Domingo, a magnetic compass points about 12° west of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 75°.
Qibla from every city in Dominican Republic
Cities of 100,000 people or more, largest first.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to the Kaaba (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 63° | east-north-east | 11,175 |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 63° | east-north-east | 11,200 |
| Santo Domingo Oeste | 63° | east-north-east | 11,183 |
| Santo Domingo Este | 63° | east-north-east | 11,170 |
| San Pedro de Macorís | 63° | east-north-east | 11,121 |
| La Romana | 63° | east-north-east | 11,090 |
| San Cristobal | 63° | east-north-east | 11,198 |
| Puerto Plata | 62° | east-north-east | 11,182 |
| San Francisco de Macorís | 63° | east-north-east | 11,167 |
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 63° | east-north-east | 11,056 |
| Concepción de la Vega | 63° | east-north-east | 11,197 |
| Punta Cana | 64° | east-north-east | 11,029 |
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).