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Qibla direction in Israel

In Israel, the Qibla is roughly south-south-east: from 154° to 158° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Jerusalem, the capital: 157°, south-south-east, 1,238 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 4° across the country, from 154° in Ashquelon to 158° in Haifa.
  • Closest to Makkah: Beersheba, 1,202 km. Farthest: Haifa, 1,353 km.
  • Around Jerusalem, a magnetic compass points about 5° east of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 152°.

Qibla from every city in Israel

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

Qibla in Israel, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Jerusalem157°south-south-east1,238
Tel Aviv156°south-south-east1,286
Haifa158°south-south-east1,353
Rishon LeZiyyon156°south-south-east1,275
Petah Tikva156°south-south-east1,283
Netanya157°south-south-east1,309
Ashdod155°south-south-east1,262
Bnei Brak156°south-south-east1,284
Holon156°south-south-east1,279
Beersheba154°south-south-east1,202
Ramat Gan156°south-south-east1,285
Rehovot156°south-south-east1,266
Ashquelon154°south-south-east1,253
Bat Yam156°south-south-east1,281
Bet Shemesh156°south-south-east1,242
Kfar Saba157°south-south-east1,291

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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.

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).