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Qibla direction in Kuwait

In Kuwait, the Qibla is roughly south-west: from 225° to 226° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Kuwait City, the capital: 225°, south-west, 1,203 km from the Kaaba.
  • Al Ahmadi, the largest city: 226°, south-west, 1,188 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 2° across the country, from 225° in Kuwait City to 226° in Al Faḩāḩīl.
  • Closest to Makkah: Al Ahmadi, 1,188 km. Farthest: Hawalli, 1,204 km.
  • Around Kuwait City, a magnetic compass points about 4° east of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 221°.
  • Prayer times in Kuwait: our country guide recommends the Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf method in the Awwab app.

Qibla from every city in Kuwait

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

Qibla in Kuwait, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Al Ahmadi226°south-west1,188
Hawalli225°south-west1,204
Sabah Al Salem225°south-west1,200
Al Farwaniyah225°south-west1,195
Al Faḩāḩīl226°south-west1,192
Kuwait City225°south-west1,203
Ar Riqqah226°south-west1,194

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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.

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