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Qibla direction in North Macedonia

In North Macedonia, the Qibla is roughly south-east: from 136° to 138° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Skopje, the capital: 137°, south-east, 2,861 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 2° across the country, from 136° in Bitola to 138° in Kumanovo.
  • Closest to Makkah: Bitola, 2,788 km. Farthest: Tetovo, 2,888 km.
  • Around Skopje, 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 132°.

Qibla from every city in North Macedonia

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

Qibla in North Macedonia, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Skopje137°south-east2,861
Kumanovo138°south-east2,856
Prilep137°south-east2,801
Bitola136°south-east2,788
Čair137°south-east2,862
Tetovo137°south-east2,888
Kisela Voda137°south-east2,853
Veles138°south-east2,819
Gostivar136°south-east2,874

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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).