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Qibla direction in Libya

In Libya, the Qibla lies between east and east-south-east: from 98° to 123° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Tripoli, the capital: 109°, east-south-east, 2,916 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 25° across the country, from 98° in Sabha to 123° in Tobruk.
  • Closest to Makkah: Tobruk, 1,968 km. Farthest: Al Jumayl, 3,015 km.
  • Around Tripoli, a magnetic compass points about 3° east of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 106°.

Qibla from every city in Libya

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

Qibla in Libya, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Tripoli109°east-south-east2,916
Benghazi116°east-south-east2,288
Misratah110°east-south-east2,729
Zliten110°east-south-east2,779
Al Khums110°east-south-east2,813
Az Zawiyah108°east-south-east2,952
Zawiya108°east-south-east2,952
Janzūr109°east-south-east2,929
Sabha98°east2,645
Tobruk123°east-south-east1,968
Ajdabiya113°east-south-east2,211
Al Ajaylat108°east-south-east2,983
Al Bayda'121°east-south-east2,183
Al Jadīd98°east2,648
Sirte110°east-south-east2,552
Darnah122°east-south-east2,113
Al Jumayl108°east-south-east3,015
Qaşr Bin Ghashīr109°east-south-east2,909
Tājūrā’109°east-south-east2,901

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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

Algeria Angola Congo - Kinshasa Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Morocco Nigeria South Africa Sudan Tanzania Uganda

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