Qibla direction in Russia
Across 66 cities in Russia, the Qibla points south (S): 148.7°–288.3° from true north, from Kaliningrad to Khabarovsk. Vladikavkaz is the closest to Mecca at 2,446 km, Khabarovsk the farthest at 8,616 km.
Qibla by city in Russia
Bearings are from true north, largest cities first. Each city has a Qibla page with the compass and a prayer-times page with today and the next seven days.
| City | Bearing | Direction | To Mecca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscowprayer times | 176.4° | south (S) | 3,822 km |
| Saint Petersburgprayer times | 165.9° | south-southeast (SSE) | 4,348 km |
| Novosibirskprayer times | 241.4° | west-southwest (WSW) | 5,166 km |
| Yekaterinburgprayer times | 212.0° | south-southwest (SSW) | 4,291 km |
| Nizhniy Novgorodprayer times | 186.8° | south (S) | 3,897 km |
| Kazanprayer times | 195.2° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,898 km |
| Chelyabinskprayer times | 214.3° | southwest (SW) | 4,161 km |
| Omskprayer times | 230.4° | southwest (SW) | 4,659 km |
| Samaraprayer times | 197.9° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,642 km |
| Rostov-on-Donprayer times | 179.7° | south (S) | 2,869 km |
| Ufaprayer times | 206.5° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,944 km |
| Krasnoyarskprayer times | 250.8° | west-southwest (WSW) | 5,786 km |
| Voronezhprayer times | 178.8° | south (S) | 3,364 km |
| Volgogradprayer times | 189.4° | south (S) | 3,063 km |
| Permprayer times | 205.0° | south-southwest (SSW) | 4,279 km |
| Krasnodarprayer times | 178.0° | south (S) | 2,628 km |
| Saratovprayer times | 191.4° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,391 km |
| Tyumenprayer times | 218.6° | southwest (SW) | 4,489 km |
| Tolyattiprayer times | 196.5° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,661 km |
| Izhevskprayer times | 201.1° | south-southwest (SSW) | 4,089 km |
| Barnaulprayer times | 243.6° | west-southwest (WSW) | 5,127 km |
| Ulyanovskprayer times | 194.5° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,729 km |
| Irkutskprayer times | 263.6° | west (W) | 6,416 km |
| Khabarovskprayer times | 288.3° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,616 km |
| Yaroslavlprayer times | 180.1° | south (S) | 4,026 km |
| Vladivostokprayer times | 287.3° | west-northwest (WNW) | 8,560 km |
| Makhachkalaprayer times | 199.0° | south-southwest (SSW) | 2,500 km |
| Tomskprayer times | 242.3° | west-southwest (WSW) | 5,357 km |
| Orenburgprayer times | 207.1° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,623 km |
| Kemerovoprayer times | 244.4° | west-southwest (WSW) | 5,362 km |
| Novokuznetskprayer times | 246.8° | west-southwest (WSW) | 5,349 km |
| Ryazan’prayer times | 179.8° | south (S) | 3,692 km |
| Astrakhanprayer times | 197.8° | south-southwest (SSW) | 2,870 km |
| Penzaprayer times | 189.1° | south (S) | 3,561 km |
| Naberezhnyye Chelnyprayer times | 200.4° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,956 km |
| Lipetskprayer times | 179.5° | south (S) | 3,465 km |
| Kirovprayer times | 195.0° | south-southwest (SSW) | 4,208 km |
| Cheboksaryprayer times | 192.1° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,908 km |
| Tulaprayer times | 176.2° | south (S) | 3,649 km |
| Kaliningradprayer times | 148.7° | south-southeast (SSE) | 4,039 km |
| Kurskprayer times | 173.3° | south (S) | 3,384 km |
| Stavropolprayer times | 185.0° | south (S) | 2,633 km |
| Bryanskprayer times | 170.3° | south (S) | 3,572 km |
| Tverprayer times | 173.7° | south (S) | 3,953 km |
| Magnitogorskprayer times | 212.1° | south-southwest (SSW) | 3,911 km |
| Ivanovoprayer times | 181.8° | south (S) | 3,957 km |
| Nizhny Tagilprayer times | 210.4° | south-southwest (SSW) | 4,372 km |
| Ulan-Udeprayer times | 266.6° | west (W) | 6,637 km |
| Vladimirprayer times | 180.9° | south (S) | 3,861 km |
| Arkhangel’skprayer times | 181.0° | south (S) | 4,795 km |
| Chitaprayer times | 271.2° | west (W) | 7,041 km |
| Belgorodprayer times | 173.8° | south (S) | 3,257 km |
| Kalugaprayer times | 173.9° | south (S) | 3,694 km |
| Smolenskprayer times | 166.9° | south-southeast (SSE) | 3,766 km |
| Sochiprayer times | 179.7° | south (S) | 2,466 km |
| Volzhskyprayer times | 190.0° | south (S) | 3,074 km |
| Saranskprayer times | 189.2° | south (S) | 3,671 km |
| Cherepovetsprayer times | 177.1° | south (S) | 4,196 km |
| Vologdaprayer times | 180.1° | south (S) | 4,203 km |
| Kurganprayer times | 219.6° | southwest (SW) | 4,335 km |
| Vladikavkazprayer times | 192.1° | south-southwest (SSW) | 2,446 km |
| Orëlprayer times | 173.3° | south (S) | 3,522 km |
| Surgutprayer times | 225.6° | southwest (SW) | 5,128 km |
| Groznyprayer times | 194.4° | south-southwest (SSW) | 2,494 km |
| Murmanskprayer times | 171.5° | south (S) | 5,307 km |
| Tambovprayer times | 182.9° | south (S) | 3,485 km |
How to face the Qibla in Russia
- Open your phone’s compass and set it to true north if the app allows it.
- Turn until the compass reads the bearing of your city from the table above.
- You are now facing the Kaaba in Mecca.
If the compass only shows magnetic north, correct for the local magnetic declination. For the bearing at your exact position rather than the city centre, the live Qibla finder uses your device location and compass.
Also for Russia: prayer times for your location and sunrise and sunset in Russia.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Qibla direction in Russia?
In Russia the Qibla is to the south (S): 148.7°–288.3° from true north depending on the city. From Moscow, the largest city, it is 176.4°. Face that bearing to face the Kaaba in Mecca.
Is the Qibla the same everywhere in Russia?
Nearly. Across the 66 cities listed here it changes by 139.6°, from 148.7° in Kaliningrad to 288.3° in Khabarovsk. A city-level bearing is accurate for the whole city; the live Qibla finder gives the bearing for your exact position.
How far is Russia from Mecca?
Vladikavkaz is the closest city in this list, 2,446 km from the Kaaba along the great circle, and Khabarovsk the farthest at 8,616 km.