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Qibla Direction in Riyadh

اتجاه القبلة في الرياض

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 790 km to the Kaaba

244° from North
West-southwest
N E S W
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:40 AM in Riyadh) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 116° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Riyadh

CityFrom RiyadhQiblaTo Makkah
Al Kharj91 km250°827 km
Buraydah325 km219°689 km
Dammam391 km244°1,181 km
Manama427 km246°1,217 km
Doha493 km253°1,269 km
Al Ahmadi505 km226°1,188 km

How to face the Qibla in Riyadh

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 244° (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 Riyadh?

From Riyadh, the Qibla is 244° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 790 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.