Qibla Direction from Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Mecca, Saudi Arabia · 1,323,624 people · 21.427°, 39.826° · Asia/Riyadh
186°
S from true north · 0 km to the Kaaba
To pray from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, face 186° — that is S of true north. This is the shortest (great-circle) direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, calculated from Mecca’s coordinates (21.427°, 39.826°).
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 Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
186° from true north (S) — the great-circle direction to the Kaaba in Mecca, 0 km away.
How do I find the Qibla without a compass?
Face 186° (S). 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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