Qibla direction
Qibla Direction in Suez
From Suez, Egypt, the Kaaba lies 141° clockwise from true north — to the south-east, about 1,197 km away.
The compass
Face the gold square
The gold marker is the Kaaba’s direction, not a map position.
The bearing
141°
from true northFrom Suez, the Qibla is to the south-east. The Kaaba is 1,197 km away.
- City coordinates
- 29.967° N, 32.550° E
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Kaaba distance
- 1,197 km
How to
Face the Qibla, properly
Three steps that work without special equipment — plus the one caveat about phone compasses.
Find true north
The bearing on this page is measured clockwise from true north. Open a compass app, hold the phone flat and calibrate with a figure-eight motion if the reading drifts.
Turn 141° clockwise
From true north, rotate clockwise by 141°. That line points from Suez toward the Kaaba, 1,197 km away.
Hold the line
Choose a fixed object on the line — a doorway, a window or a mark on the wall — so you can return to the same direction for later prayers without the phone.
The bearing is a great-circle direction on a sphere. It is shown from the city centre; a few kilometres across Suez changes it by a fraction of a degree, which does not affect your prayer.
Questions
The Qibla from Suez
Bearing, true north and why the angle is what it is.
What is the Qibla direction in Suez?
From Suez city centre, the Qibla is 141° clockwise from true north — toward the south-east. The Kaaba is about 1,197 km away on that great-circle line.
Is this bearing measured from true north or magnetic north?
True north. A physical or phone compass may point to magnetic north, which differs by the local magnetic declination — often a few degrees. Apply the local declination, or use the DeenDock app, which corrects for it on supported phones.
Why does the Qibla in Suez not point straight east?
The shortest path to Makkah is a great-circle route on a sphere, not a straight line on a flat map. That is why the bearing changes with your position and rarely matches a simple compass point.