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Qibla direction in Uruguay

In Uruguay, the Qibla is roughly east-north-east: from 74° to 75° from true north, depending on the city.

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At a glance

  • Montevideo, the capital: 75°, east-north-east, 11,875 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 2° across the country, from 74° in Melo to 75° in Paysandú.
  • Closest to Makkah: Melo, 11,619 km. Farthest: Paysandú, 11,972 km.
  • Around Montevideo, a magnetic compass points about 12° west of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 87°.

Qibla from every city in Uruguay

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

Qibla in Uruguay, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Montevideo75°east-north-east11,875
Salto75°east-north-east11,935
Maldonado75°east-north-east11,766
Rivera74°east-north-east11,699
Paysandú75°east-north-east11,972
Las Piedras75°east-north-east11,873
Tacuarembó74°east-north-east11,763
Melo74°east-north-east11,619

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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).