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Qibla Direction in Doha

اتجاه القبلة في الدوحة

Doha, Qatar · 1,269 km to the Kaaba

253° from North
West-southwest
N E S W
Prayer timesSehri & IftarSunrise, Ishraq & ZawalQibla direction

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:21 AM in Doha) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 107° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Doha

CityFrom DohaQiblaTo Makkah
Manama141 km246°1,217 km
Dammam192 km244°1,181 km
Abu Dhabi302 km260°1,527 km
Musaffah315 km261°1,536 km
Jebel Ali361 km259°1,611 km
Dubai376 km258°1,631 km

How to face the Qibla in Doha

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 253° (west-southwest). 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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Doha?

From Doha, the Qibla is 253° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 1,269 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

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.