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Qibla direction in Qatar

In Qatar, the Qibla is roughly west-south-west: from 250° to 253° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Doha, the capital: 253°, west-south-west, 1,269 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 3° across the country, from 250° in Umm Ghuwaylīnah to 253° in Al Wakrah.
  • Closest to Makkah: Umm Ghuwaylīnah, 1,243 km. Farthest: Al Khor, 1,281 km.
  • Around Doha, 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 250°.
  • Prayer times in Qatar: our country guide recommends the Qatar Ministry of Awqaf method in the Awwab app.

Qibla from every city in Qatar

The largest cities, biggest first.

Qibla in Qatar, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Doha253°west-south-west1,269
Al Rayyan252°west-south-west1,259
Lusail252°west-south-west1,271
Az Za'ayin251°west-south-west1,275
Umm Ghuwaylīnah250°west-south-west1,243
Umm Şalāl Muḩammad252°west-south-west1,262
Mu‘aydhir Rawḑat Rāshid252°west-south-west1,255
Al Wakrah253°west-south-west1,272
Nu‘ayjah253°west-south-west1,268
Al Khor251°west-south-west1,281

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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).