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Qibla Direction in Kuwait City

اتجاه القبلة في الكويت

Kuwait City · 1,204 km to the Kaaba

225° from North
Southwest
N E S W
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:35 AM in Kuwait City) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 135° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Kuwait City

CityFrom Kuwait CityQiblaTo Makkah
Al Ahmadi35 km226°1,188 km
Basrah127 km220°1,285 km
Dammam389 km244°1,181 km
Manama434 km246°1,217 km
Buraydah519 km219°689 km
Karbala521 km199°1,312 km

How to face the Qibla in Kuwait City

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 225° (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 Kuwait City?

From Kuwait City, the Qibla is 225° from true north (Southwest). Makkah is about 1,204 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.