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Qibla Direction in Nigeria
The direction of the Kaaba in Makkah from every listed city in Nigeria, in degrees clockwise from true north, with the distance along the shortest path over the globe.
Qibla direction by city
| City | Qibla | Compass | To the Kaaba |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos Lagos | 63.3° | east-northeast | 4,251 km |
| Kano Kano State | 68.3° | east-northeast | 3,479 km |
| Ibadan Oyo State | 64.1° | east-northeast | 4,157 km |
| Abuja FCT | 64.6° | east-northeast | 3,720 km |
| Port Harcourt Rivers State | 59.4° | east-northeast | 3,991 km |
| Kaduna Kaduna State | 66.6° | east-northeast | 3,659 km |
| Benin City Edo State | 62.0° | east-northeast | 4,040 km |
| Aba Abia State | 59.5° | east-northeast | 3,939 km |
| Maiduguri Borno State | 65.9° | east-northeast | 3,028 km |
| Ilorin Kwara State | 65.2° | east-northeast | 4,041 km |
| Sokoto Sokoto | 70.9° | east-northeast | 3,779 km |
| Jos Plateau State | 65.1° | east-northeast | 3,541 km |
| Zaria Kaduna State | 67.4° | east-northeast | 3,605 km |
| Enugu Enugu State | 61.1° | east-northeast | 3,853 km |
| Warri Delta | 61.0° | east-northeast | 4,072 km |
| Abeokuta Ogun State | 64.1° | east-northeast | 4,224 km |
| Akure Ondo State | 63.3° | east-northeast | 4,036 km |
| Bauchi Bauchi | 65.2° | east-northeast | 3,428 km |
| Katsina Katsina State | 70.2° | east-northeast | 3,541 km |
| Osogbo Osun State | 64.3° | east-northeast | 4,074 km |
| Gombe Gombe State | 64.4° | east-northeast | 3,298 km |
| Owerri Imo State | 60.2° | east-northeast | 3,950 km |
| Calabar Cross River State | 58.7° | east-northeast | 3,856 km |
| Yola Adamawa | 61.9° | east-northeast | 3,224 km |
| Uyo Akwa Ibom State | 59.1° | east-northeast | 3,888 km |
| Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State | 63.8° | east-northeast | 4,015 km |
| Minna Niger State | 65.7° | east-northeast | 3,789 km |
| Makurdi Benue State | 62.2° | east-northeast | 3,685 km |
| Umuahia Abia State | 60.0° | east-northeast | 3,903 km |
| Yenagoa Bayelsa State | 60.0° | east-northeast | 4,054 km |
| Ikeja Lagos | 63.4° | east-northeast | 4,252 km |
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Nigeria at a glance
- Which direction is the Qibla from Nigeria?
- Between 58.7° and 70.9° from true north, depending on the city: roughly east-northeast.
- How far is Nigeria from the Kaaba?
- From 3,028 km in Maiduguri to 4,252 km in Ikeja, along the shortest path over the globe.
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