Qibla by country

Qibla direction in Venezuela

In Venezuela, the Qibla is roughly east-north-east: from 64° to 67° from true north, depending on the city.

At a glance

  • Caracas, the capital: 65°, east-north-east, 11,269 km from the Kaaba.
  • The Qibla turns by 3° across the country, from 64° in Machiques to 67° in Upata.
  • Closest to Makkah: Carúpano, 10,899 km. Farthest: San Cristóbal, 11,929 km.
  • Around Caracas, a magnetic compass points about 13° west of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 79°.

Qibla from every city in Venezuela

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

Qibla in Venezuela, in degrees clockwise from true north
CityQiblaDirectionDistance to the Kaaba (km)
Caracas65°east-north-east11,269
Maracaibo64°east-north-east11,729
Valencia65°east-north-east11,395
Barquisimeto65°east-north-east11,534
Ciudad Guayana67°east-north-east10,940
Barcelona66°east-north-east11,066
Maturín66°east-north-east10,933
Maracay65°east-north-east11,351
Ciudad Bolívar67°east-north-east11,041
Cumaná66°east-north-east11,000
Barinas65°east-north-east11,689
Puerto Cruz66°east-north-east11,057
Petare65°east-north-east11,262
Cabimas64°east-north-east11,725
Turmero65°east-north-east11,340
Mérida65°east-north-east11,785
San Cristóbal65°east-north-east11,929
Alto Barinas65°east-north-east11,690
Santa Teresa del Tuy66°east-north-east11,259
Los Teques65°east-north-east11,291
Guarenas65°east-north-east11,244
Coro64°east-north-east11,502
Valera65°east-north-east11,693
Baruta65°east-north-east11,271
Ciudad Ojeda64°east-north-east11,721
San Fernando de Apure66°east-north-east11,447
Guatire66°east-north-east11,236
El Tigre66°east-north-east11,078
Porlamar66°east-north-east10,947
San Felipe65°east-north-east11,460
Guacara65°east-north-east11,380
Acarigua65°east-north-east11,542
Cúa65°east-north-east11,284
Araure65°east-north-east11,545
Lander66°east-north-east11,265
Puerto Cabello65°east-north-east11,382
Calabozo66°east-north-east11,396
Carúpano66°east-north-east10,899
Ocumare66°east-north-east11,275
El Vigía65°east-north-east11,831
San Juan de los Morros65°east-north-east11,342
Valle de La Pascua66°east-north-east11,240
El Limón65°east-north-east11,352
Punto Fijo64°east-north-east11,540
Anaco66°east-north-east11,075
Táriba65°east-north-east11,926
Machiques64°east-north-east11,850
Charallave65°east-north-east11,278
Palo Negro65°east-north-east11,349
La Victoria65°east-north-east11,326
San Carlos del Zulia64°east-north-east11,840
Puerto Ayacucho66°east-north-east11,559
Carora65°east-north-east11,601
Ejido65°east-north-east11,793
La Concepción64°east-north-east11,752
San Carlos65°east-north-east11,477
Cagua65°east-north-east11,340
Mariara65°east-north-east11,361
Tinaquillo65°east-north-east11,437
Punta Cardón64°east-north-east11,543
Yaritagua65°east-north-east11,510
Upata67°east-north-east10,931
Guanare65°east-north-east11,620
Catia La Mar65°east-north-east11,278
Cabudare65°east-north-east11,527
Los Puertos de Altagracia64°east-north-east11,717
Los Rastrojos65°east-north-east11,525

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).