Qibla direction › Algeria
اتجاه القبلة في الجزائر
Algiers, Algeria · 3,926 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:35 PM in Algiers) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 105° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Algiers | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oran | 352 km | 101° | 4,222 km |
| Tunis | 634 km | 113° | 3,328 km |
| Sfax | 730 km | 110° | 3,196 km |
| Marseille | 754 km | 116° | 4,001 km |
| Toulouse | 774 km | 112° | 4,304 km |
| Fes | 790 km | 96° | 4,589 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 105° (east-southeast). With a phone, the Yaad-e-Namaz app's Qibla compass does this for you and corrects for the difference between magnetic and true north. Hold the phone flat and away from metal and magnets.
From Algiers, the Qibla is 105° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 3,926 km away.
From true north. A magnetic compass can be off by a few degrees depending on where you are; the Yaad-e-Namaz app corrects for this automatically.
