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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.

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Qibla compass for Cape Town

Compass rose N E S W
True-north bearing
23degrees

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.

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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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