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Qibla direction in Jordan

In Jordan, the Qibla is roughly south-south-east: from 160° to 162° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Amman, the capital: 161°, south-south-east, 1,233 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 2° across the country, from 160° in Salt to 162° in Ar Ramtha.
  • Closest to Makkah: Khuraybat as Sūq, 1,225 km. Farthest: Irbid, 1,299 km.
  • Around Amman, 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 156°.
  • Prayer times in Jordan: our country guide explains which calculation method to choose in the Awwab app.

Qibla from every city in Jordan

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

Qibla in Jordan, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Amman161°south-south-east1,233
Zarqa162°south-south-east1,241
Irbid161°south-south-east1,299
Russeifa161°south-south-east1,236
Khuraybat as Sūq161°south-south-east1,225
Wadi Al Seer160°south-south-east1,237
Ar Ramtha162°south-south-east1,294
Ṣuwayliḥ161°south-south-east1,243
Ajloun161°south-south-east1,278
Salt160°south-south-east1,248

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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).