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Qibla Direction from Karagandy, Kazakhstan

Karagandy, Kazakhstan · 451,800 people · 49.802°, 73.102° · Asia/Almaty

235°

SW from true north · 4,294 km to the Kaaba

To pray from Karagandy, Kazakhstan, face 235° — that is SW of true north. This is the shortest (great-circle) direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, calculated from Karagandy’s coordinates (49.802°, 73.102°).

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 Karagandy, Kazakhstan?

235° from true north (SW) — the great-circle direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, 4,294 km away.

How do I find the Qibla without a compass?

Face 235° (SW). The free NURA app shows a live Qibla compass using your phone’s true-north sensor, so you don’t have to estimate.

Get the athan, live — free

These times update every day. The NURA app keeps them live on your phone, calls the full athan at prayer time, points the Qibla, and shows it all on a living watch face — working offline, no account, no sign-in.

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