Nairobi Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya
Qibla Details for Nairobi
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Nairobi?
The Qibla direction from Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya is 7.2° (N) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Nairobi should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Nairobi from Mecca?
The distance from Nairobi to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,549 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Nairobi?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Nairobi, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Nairobi?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Nairobi is 7.2° (N). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 7.4°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 7.2°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Nairobi
The Qibla direction from Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya is 7.2° from true north, pointing towards the north. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,549 km (1,584 miles) away. Geographically, Nairobi sits to the south of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your north.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Nairobi, this means facing north (7.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Nairobi
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (7.2°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 7.4° from Nairobi. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 7.2°.
Using a compass in Nairobi
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Nairobi. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 7.2° (north) and shows ALIGNED.