At a glance
- Maputo, the capital: 9°, north, 5,327 km from the Kaaba.
- The Qibla turns by 11° across the country, from 359° in Cidade de Nacala to 10° in Ressano Garcia.
- Closest to Makkah: Pemba, 3,825 km. Farthest: Matola, 5,329 km.
- Around Maputo, a magnetic compass points about 22° west of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 31°.
- Prayer times in Mozambique: our country guide explains which calculation method to choose in the Awwab app.
Qibla from every city in Mozambique
Cities of 100,000 people or more, largest first.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to the Kaaba (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maputo | 9° | north | 5,327 |
| Matola | 9° | north | 5,329 |
| Nampula | 1° | north | 4,063 |
| Beira | 7° | north | 4,621 |
| Chimoio | 9° | north | 4,560 |
| Tete | 9° | north | 4,234 |
| Quelimane | 4° | north | 4,382 |
| Lichinga | 7° | north | 3,895 |
| Cidade de Nacala | 359° | north | 4,002 |
| Pemba | 359° | north | 3,825 |
| Mocuba | 4° | north | 4,266 |
| Gurúè | 4° | north | 4,114 |
| Xai-Xai | 8° | north | 5,211 |
| Maxixe | 6° | north | 5,058 |
| Mandimba | 7° | north | 4,004 |
| Ressano Garcia | 10° | north | 5,279 |
| Angoche | 360° | north | 4,187 |
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
Algeria Angola Congo - Kinshasa Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Morocco Nigeria South Africa Sudan Tanzania Uganda
City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Magnetic declination: the World Magnetic Model 2025 (NOAA and the British Geological Survey).