Qibla Direction from Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan · 2,000,900 people · 43.257°, 76.929° · Asia/Almaty
247°
WSW from true north · 4,194 km to the Kaaba
To pray from Almaty, Kazakhstan, face 247° — that is WSW of true north. This is the shortest (great-circle) direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, calculated from Almaty’s coordinates (43.257°, 76.929°).
Note a magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which differs from true north by the local declination — the NURA app corrects for this automatically.
Frequently asked
Which direction is the Qibla in Almaty, Kazakhstan?
247° from true north (WSW) — the great-circle direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, 4,194 km away.
How do I find the Qibla without a compass?
Face 247° (WSW). The free NURA app shows a live Qibla compass using your phone’s true-north sensor, so you don’t have to estimate.
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