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Qibla direction in Turkmenistan

In Turkmenistan, the Qibla lies between south-west and west-south-west: from 215° to 236° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Ashgabat, the capital: 229°, south-west, 2,557 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 21° across the country, from 215° in Türkmenbaşy to 236° in Bayramaly.
  • Closest to Makkah: Türkmenbaşy, 2,413 km. Farthest: Turkmenabat, 2,992 km.
  • Around Ashgabat, 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 224°.

Qibla from every city in Turkmenistan

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

Qibla in Turkmenistan, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Ashgabat229°south-west2,557
Turkmenabat236°south-west2,992
Daşoguz226°south-west2,949
Mary236°south-west2,774
Türkmenbaşy215°south-west2,413
Balkanabat219°south-west2,440
Bayramaly236°west-south-west2,800
Tejen234°south-west2,665

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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).