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Qibla direction in Romania

In Romania, the Qibla lies between south-east and south-south-east: from 142° to 155° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Bucharest, the capital: 149°, south-south-east, 2,852 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 13° across the country, from 142° in Timișoara to 155° in Iași.
  • Closest to Makkah: Constanța, 2,732 km. Farthest: Satu Mare, 3,302 km.
  • Around Bucharest, a magnetic compass points about 6° east of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 143°.

Qibla from every city in Romania

Cities of 100,000 people or more, largest first.

Qibla in Romania, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Bucharest149°south-south-east2,852
Iași155°south-south-east3,066
Constanța154°south-south-east2,732
Cluj-Napoca147°south-south-east3,175
Brasov150°south-south-east2,988
Timișoara142°south-east3,190
Craiova145°south-east2,941
Galati154°south-south-east2,878
Târgu Mureş149°south-south-east3,115
Oradea144°south-east3,273
Ploieşti150°south-south-east2,905
Arad142°south-east3,223
Brăila154°south-south-east2,864
Piteşti147°south-south-east2,943
Bacau153°south-south-east3,030
Sibiu147°south-south-east3,062
Satu Mare147°south-south-east3,302
Baia Mare148°south-south-east3,260
Buzău152°south-south-east2,893
Piatra Neamţ152°south-south-east3,084

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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).