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Qibla direction in Lebanon

In Lebanon, the Qibla is roughly south-south-east: from 160° to 166° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Beirut, the capital: 162°, south-south-east, 1,450 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 6° across the country, from 160° in Tyre to 166° in Aarsâl.
  • Closest to Makkah: Tyre, 1,394 km. Farthest: Tripoli, 1,498 km.
  • Around Beirut, 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 157°.
  • Prayer times in Lebanon: our country guide explains which calculation method to choose in the Awwab app.

Qibla from every city in Lebanon

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

Qibla in Lebanon, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Beirut162°south-south-east1,450
Tripoli164°south-south-east1,498
Sidon161°south-south-east1,419
Tyre160°south-south-east1,394
Aley162°south-south-east1,438
Nabatiye et Tahta161°south-south-east1,396
Habboûch161°south-south-east1,400
Jounieh162°south-south-east1,456
Zahle163°south-south-east1,434
Aarsâl166°south-south-east1,457
Ghazieh161°south-south-east1,415

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).