Iraq Qibla Direction & Prayer Times
The qibla direction in Iraq changes from city to city. The table below lists the qibla angle (degrees from true north) and the great-circle distance to the Kaaba for 87 cities. In Baghdad, for example, the qibla is 200° (south). Tap a city for the live compass and its prayer times.
Calculation details
These values are applied the same way on every city page in this country.
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League · Fajr 18° / Isha 17°
- Asr
- shadow ×1 (Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali)
- Qibla angle
- 185° – 224° · south
- Distance to the Kaaba
- 1,229 – 1,778 km · As Samawah … Batifa District
- Time zones
- Asia/Baghdad
- Cities covered
- 87 cities · 63 with prayer times
Regions
- Erbil Governorate (6)
- Sulaymaniyah Governorate (7)
- Salah ad Din Governorate (6)
- Basra Governorate (7)
- Duhok Governorate (6)
- Al-Anbar Governorate (3)
- Diyala Governorate (4)
- Nineveh Governorate (4)
- Babil Governorate (4)
- Wasit Governorate (5)
- Baghdad Governorate (4)
- Al-Qadisiyah Governorate (2)
- Dhi Qar (3)
- Karbala Governorate (2)
- Najaf (2)
- Muthanna Governorate (2)
Cities in Iraq — qibla angle and prayer times
| City | Qibla angle | To the Kaaba | Prayer times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 199.8° south | 1,395 km | Prayer Times |
| Basra | 220° southwest | 1,285 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | 191.7° south | 1,688 km | Prayer Times |
| Mosul | 191.8° south | 1,689 km | Prayer Times |
| Erbil | 195° south | 1,692 km | Prayer Times |
| Karbala | 199.5° south | 1,312 km | Prayer Times |
| Sadr City | 200.1° south | 1,406 km | Prayer Times |
| Kirkuk | 197.1° south | 1,624 km | Prayer Times |
| Abū Ghurayb | 199.1° south | 1,389 km | Prayer Times |
| Sulaymaniyah | 200.6° south | 1,664 km | Prayer Times |
| Nasiriyah | 212.4° southwest | 1,248 km | Prayer Times |
| Najaf | 201.9° south | 1,261 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Hillah | 201.4° south | 1,309 km | Prayer Times |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | 220.6° southwest | 1,285 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | 200.2° south | 1,369 km | Prayer Times |
| Dihok | 190.9° south | 1,744 km | Prayer Times |
| Al ‘Amārah | 213.9° southwest | 1,366 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Diwaniyah | 204.5° southwest | 1,279 km | Prayer Times |
| Al-Kut | 207.1° southwest | 1,368 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Madīnah | 216.7° southwest | 1,294 km | Prayer Times |
| Kelar | 201.5° south | 1,563 km | Prayer Times |
| Ramadi | 195.3° south | 1,377 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Fallūjah | 197.4° south | 1,382 km | Prayer Times |
| Ash Shaţrah | 211.1° southwest | 1,277 km | Prayer Times |
| Khānaqīn | 202.2° south | 1,537 km | Prayer Times |
| Bayjī | 194.3° south | 1,544 km | Prayer Times |
| Ash Sharqāt | 192.8° south | 1,602 km | Prayer Times |
| Sāmarrā’ | 196.7° south | 1,475 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Miqdādīyah | 201.1° south | 1,483 km | Prayer Times |
| As Samawah | 207.6° southwest | 1,229 km | Prayer Times |
| Baqubah | 200.1° south | 1,449 km | Prayer Times |
| Sumayl | 190.5° south | 1,741 km | Prayer Times |
| Xebat | 193.7° south | 1,693 km | Prayer Times |
| Khasnahzān | 195.4° south | 1,696 km | Prayer Times |
| Qeładizê | 198.8° south | 1,720 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Hindīyah | 200.5° south | 1,311 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Qurnah | 217.2° southwest | 1,308 km | Prayer Times |
| Baḥarkah | 195° south | 1,705 km | Prayer Times |
| Sīnah | 191.2° south | 1,739 km | Prayer Times |
| Az Zubayr | 220.1° southwest | 1,270 km | Prayer Times |
| Ţūz Khūrmātū | 198.7° south | 1,569 km | Prayer Times |
| Rānyah | 197.9° south | 1,721 km | Prayer Times |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | 209.6° southwest | 1,316 km | Prayer Times |
| An Nu‘mānīyah | 205.4° southwest | 1,355 km | Prayer Times |
| Kufa | 202.3° south | 1,267 km | Prayer Times |
| Umm Qaşr | 222.1° southwest | 1,254 km | Prayer Times |
| 'Ākra | 194.1° south | 1,747 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Fāw | 224.3° southwest | 1,285 km | Prayer Times |
| Al-Musayab | 200.3° south | 1,337 km | Prayer Times |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | 200.4° south | 1,351 km | Prayer Times |
| Zakho | 189.7° south | 1,770 km | Prayer Times |
| Al-Qasim, Iraq | 202.9° southwest | 1,301 km | Prayer Times |
| Soran, Iraq | 196.4° south | 1,754 km | Prayer Times |
| Hajiawa | 197.6° south | 1,716 km | Prayer Times |
| Al Ḩayy | 208.8° southwest | 1,345 km | Prayer Times |
| Al-Suwaira | 202.1° south | 1,369 km | Prayer Times |
| Al-Qa'im | 184.8° south | 1,447 km | Prayer Times |
| Khāliş | 199.8° south | 1,453 km | Prayer Times |
| Ash Shāmīyah | 203.2° southwest | 1,264 km | Prayer Times |
| Halabja | 203.1° southwest | 1,643 km | Prayer Times |
| Darbandikhan | 202.1° south | 1,626 km | Prayer Times |
| Al-Hamdaniya District | 192.7° south | 1,687 km | Prayer Times |
| Shelādiz | 193.5° south | 1,777 km | Prayer Times |
| Ar Rumaythah | 206.7° southwest | 1,244 km | — |
| Koy Sanjaq | 197.2° south | 1,695 km | — |
| Al ‘Azīzīyah | 203.3° southwest | 1,378 km | — |
| Derelok Devera Niheliya | 193° south | 1,777 km | — |
| Chamchamal | 198.6° south | 1,643 km | — |
| Tikrit | 195.4° south | 1,515 km | — |
| Balad, Iraq | 197.9° south | 1,463 km | — |
| Qal'at Saleh | 215.2° southwest | 1,346 km | — |
| Pīrmām | 195.5° south | 1,717 km | — |
| Sinjar | 187.4° south | 1,668 km | — |
| Afak | 205.7° southwest | 1,299 km | — |
| Shaqlawa | 195.9° south | 1,722 km | — |
| Harir | 195.8° south | 1,738 km | — |
| Hīt | 193° south | 1,390 km | — |
| Al Maḩāwīl | 201° south | 1,329 km | — |
| Haditha | 190.7° south | 1,436 km | — |
| Ghammas | 203.7° southwest | 1,242 km | — |
| Kifri | 200.1° south | 1,558 km | — |
| Mandali, Iraq | 203.8° southwest | 1,482 km | — |
| Batifa District | 190.8° south | 1,778 km | — |
| Baynjiwayn | 202.3° south | 1,687 km | — |
| Anah | 188.9° south | 1,455 km | — |
| Dujail | 198.5° south | 1,448 km | — |
| Al-'Alam | 195.4° south | 1,525 km | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the qibla direction in Iraq?
There is no single angle for a whole country — the qibla depends on your coordinates. In Baghdad, for instance, the qibla is 200° from true north. Pick your own city in the table above.
Why does my phone compass show a different number?
A phone compass points to magnetic north, while the table uses true (geographic) north. The gap between them is the magnetic declination, and every city page shows it separately.
Which method are the prayer times based on?
Each country uses its official or most widely accepted method — Umm al-Qura, Karachi, Egyptian GAS, MWL, ISNA and so on. The method in use is stated on every prayer-times page.