South Africa · Qibla direction
Qibla Direction from Cape Town, South Africa
From Cape Town, the qibla bears 23° (NE) from true north, and the Kaaba lies about 6,558 km (4,075 miles) away.
Qibla compass for Cape Town
Face NE
Distance to the Kaaba: 6,558 km / 4,075 miles
How this direction is calculated
The 23° bearing is the great-circle heading from Cape Town (-33.9249, 18.4241) to the Kaaba, measured clockwise from true north. A magnetic compass does not point to true north — the error, called magnetic declination, changes by place and by year. The live tool corrects for it.
Nearest mosques
- Noor El Hamedia Mosque — 0.6 km
- Palm Tree Mosque — 0.7 km
- Zeenatul Islam Masjid — 0.9 km
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Frequently asked questions
What is the qibla direction from Cape Town?
From Cape Town: 23° (NE) from true north, about 6,558 km (4,075 miles) to the Kaaba.
Is that from true north or magnetic north?
True north. A compass needle points to magnetic north — the gap is called declination and shifts by place and year.
Does facing NE point me at the qibla here?
Not quite — the exact bearing is 23°, 22° counter-clockwise of due NE.
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