Yaad-e-Namaz

Qibla direction › Tunisia

Qibla Direction in Tunis

اتجاه القبلة في تونس

Tunis, Tunisia · 3,328 km to the Kaaba

113° from North
East-southeast
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:06 PM in Tunis) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 113° to your right: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Tunis

CityFrom TunisQiblaTo Makkah
Sfax236 km110°3,196 km
Algiers634 km105°3,926 km
Marseille829 km116°4,001 km
Oran977 km101°4,222 km
Toulouse1,058 km112°4,304 km
Lyon1,089 km119°4,164 km

How to face the Qibla in Tunis

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 113° (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.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Tunis?

From Tunis, the Qibla is 113° from true north (East-southeast). Makkah is about 3,328 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.