Qibla direction in Iraq
The bearing from true north and the distance to the Kaaba from 52 cities of Iraq.
The Qibla in the cities of Iraq
| City | Bearing | Direction | Distance to the Kaaba |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 199.9° | South | 1,400 km |
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | 191.7° | South | 1,688 km |
| Mosul | 191.8° | South | 1,689 km |
| Erbil | 195° | South | 1,692 km |
| Basrah | 220° | Southwest | 1,285 km |
| Karbala | 199.5° | South | 1,312 km |
| Sadr City | 200.1° | South | 1,406 km |
| Kirkuk | 197.1° | South | 1,624 km |
| Abū Ghurayb | 199.1° | South | 1,389 km |
| Sulaymaniyah | 200.6° | South | 1,664 km |
| Nasiriyah | 212.4° | Southwest | 1,248 km |
| Najaf | 201.9° | South | 1,261 km |
| Al Hillah | 201.4° | South | 1,309 km |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | 220.6° | Southwest | 1,285 km |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | 200.2° | South | 1,369 km |
| Dihok | 190.9° | South | 1,744 km |
| Al ‘Amārah | 213.9° | Southwest | 1,366 km |
| Al Diwaniyah | 204.5° | Southwest | 1,279 km |
| Al-Kut | 207.1° | Southwest | 1,368 km |
| Al Madīnah | 216.7° | Southwest | 1,294 km |
| Kelar | 201.5° | South | 1,563 km |
| Ramadi | 195.3° | South | 1,377 km |
| Al Fallūjah | 197.4° | South | 1,382 km |
| Ash Shaţrah | 211.1° | Southwest | 1,277 km |
| Khānaqīn | 202.2° | South | 1,537 km |
| Bayjī | 194.3° | South | 1,544 km |
| Ash Sharqāt | 192.8° | South | 1,602 km |
| Sāmarrā’ | 196.7° | South | 1,475 km |
| Al Miqdādīyah | 201.1° | South | 1,483 km |
| As Samawah | 207.6° | Southwest | 1,229 km |
| Baqubah | 200.1° | South | 1,449 km |
| Sumayl | 190.5° | South | 1,741 km |
| Simele | 190.5° | South | 1,741 km |
| Xebat | 193.7° | South | 1,693 km |
| Khasnahzān | 195.4° | South | 1,696 km |
| Qeładizê | 198.8° | South | 1,720 km |
| Al Hindīyah | 200.5° | South | 1,311 km |
| Al Qurnah | 217.2° | Southwest | 1,308 km |
| Baḥarkah | 195° | South | 1,705 km |
| Sīnah | 191.2° | South | 1,739 km |
More cities in Iraq
- Az Zubayr
- Ţūz Khūrmātū
- Rānyah
- Qal‘at Sukkar
- An Nu‘mānīyah
- Kufa
- Abu Gharaq
- Umm Qaşr
- 'Ākra
- Al Fāw
- Al-Musayab
- Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah
City data from GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0. geonames.org
Questions, answered.
Is the Qibla the same everywhere in Iraq?
No. It depends on where you stand: each city has its own bearing from true north, listed above.
How is the Qibla bearing worked out?
It is the direction of the shortest path on the globe from your city to the Kaaba in Makkah, measured clockwise from true north.