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Qibla direction in Palestinian Territories

In Palestinian Territories, the Qibla is roughly south-south-east: from 152° to 158° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Gaza, the largest city: 153°, south-south-east, 1,241 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 6° across the country, from 152° in Rafah to 158° in Nablus.
  • Closest to Makkah: Hebron, 1,218 km. Farthest: Nablus, 1,283 km.
  • Around Gaza, 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 148°.

Qibla from every city in Palestinian Territories

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

Qibla in Palestinian Territories, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Gaza153°south-south-east1,241
Khan Yunis152°south-south-east1,232
Jabalia153°south-south-east1,243
Hebron156°south-south-east1,218
Nablus158°south-south-east1,283
Rafah152°south-south-east1,230
Deir el-Balah153°south-south-east1,238
Beit Lahia154°south-south-east1,244
Battir157°south-south-east1,235

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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).