Qibla by country

Qibla direction in Uzbekistan

In Uzbekistan, the Qibla lies between south-west and west-south-west: from 224° to 245° from true north, depending on the city.

At a glance

  • Tashkent, the capital: 240°, west-south-west, 3,528 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 20° across the country, from 224° in Nukus to 245° in Andijan.
  • Closest to Makkah: Khiva, 2,938 km. Farthest: Andijan, 3,736 km.
  • Around Tashkent, 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 235°.
  • Prayer times in Uzbekistan: our country guide explains which calculation method to choose in the Awwab app.

Qibla from every city in Uzbekistan

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

Qibla in Uzbekistan, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Tashkent240°west-south-west3,528
Andijan245°west-south-west3,736
Namangan244°west-south-west3,695
Samarkand240°west-south-west3,273
Nukus224°south-west2,977
Fergana245°west-south-west3,674
Bukhara236°south-west3,096
Qarshi239°west-south-west3,141
Kokand243°west-south-west3,617
Margilan244°west-south-west3,674
Angren242°west-south-west3,582
Termez244°west-south-west3,170
Jizzakh240°west-south-west3,364
Chirchiq240°west-south-west3,566
Urgench227°south-west2,967
Navoiy237°west-south-west3,183
Shahrisabz241°west-south-west3,231
Olmaliq241°west-south-west3,533
Khiva227°south-west2,938
Chust243°west-south-west3,663

Not on the list? Search any town or use your location on the live compass.

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).