Qibla direction from
Kota Kinabalu
From central Kota Kinabalu, Qibla is 291° from true north. Verify it with the live compass or compare the gold map bearing with a nearby street or landmark.
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From Kota KinabaluCity-centre result
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Verify the direction locally
The gold ray shows the initial Qibla bearing from your selected location on this north-up map. Compare it with a nearby street, wall or landmark.
Open selected location in OpenStreetMapFace 291° west
From the representative centre of Kota Kinabalu, face 291 degrees clockwise from true north. On a compass, that is 21° clockwise from west. Your exact address may shift the angle slightly, so use the live location finder above when precision matters.
- Qibla bearing
- 290.6°
- Compass direction
- west
- Distance to Kaaba
- 8,344 km
- City coordinates
- 5.9804° N, 116.0735° E
Set the direction in Kota Kinabalu
The 291° result is an initial great-circle bearing: the shortest surface direction from Kota Kinabalu to the Kaaba. It is measured from true north, not magnetic north.
For a stable practical reference, compare the gold bearing shown on the north-up local map with a street, wall or distant landmark. If a phone compass disagrees, move away from metal and electronics, recalibrate it and check again.
Learn about true and magnetic north or check what affects Qibla accuracy.
Kota Kinabalu Qibla questions
What is the Qibla direction from Kota Kinabalu?
It is 291° clockwise from true north from the representative city-centre coordinates, broadly west.
How far is Kota Kinabalu from the Kaaba?
The great-circle distance is approximately 8,344 km. This is a surface distance between coordinates, not a road or flight distance.
Why might my exact bearing be slightly different?
Kota Kinabalu covers an area rather than a single point. Use your current location or address in the finder to calculate from your precise coordinates.