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Qibla direction in Nicaragua

In Nicaragua, the Qibla is roughly east-north-east: from 57° to 59° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Managua, the capital: 58°, east-north-east, 13,047 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 2° across the country, from 57° in El Viejo to 59° in Nueva Guinea.
  • Closest to Makkah: Nueva Guinea, 12,907 km. Farthest: El Viejo, 13,099 km.
  • Around Managua, a magnetic compass points about 2° west of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 60°.

Qibla from every city in Nicaragua

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

Qibla in Nicaragua, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Managua58°east-north-east13,047
León57°east-north-east13,087
Masaya58°east-north-east13,042
Chinandega57°east-north-east13,098
Matagalpa58°east-north-east12,969
Esteli57°east-north-east12,999
Granada58°east-north-east13,031
Mateare58°east-north-east13,057
Jinotega58°east-north-east12,967
El Viejo57°east-north-east13,099
Nueva Guinea59°east-north-east12,907
Tipitapa58°east-north-east13,029
Juigalpa58°east-north-east12,967
Ciudad Sandino58°east-north-east13,054

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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).