Qibla direction in Tamil Nadu
Great circle to the Kaaba at 21.4225° N, 39.8262° E
In short
From Tamil Nadu the qibla is towards the west: 287.92° from true north in Chennai. Across the region the bearing runs from 288° to 294°, because each place has its own great-circle line to the Kaaba. Each of its 500 cities has a qibla page with the exact bearing and the distance to Makkah.
Qibla bearing in the largest cities of Tamil Nadu
| City | Qibla from true north |
|---|---|
| Chennai | 287.92° · west |
| Coimbatore | 291.10° · west |
| Kallakurichi | 289.73° · west |
| Madurai | 292.07° · west |
| Tirunelveli | 293.59° · north-west |
| Teni | 292.16° · west |
| Tiruchirappalli | 290.87° · west |
| Tiruppur | 290.86° · west |
| Salem | 290.01° · west |
| Erode | 290.48° · west |
All 500 cities in Tamil Nadu
- Acharipallam Vaniyakudi
- Adirampattinam
- Adiyanuthu
- Agaram
- Alampalaiyam
- Alandur
- Alangayam
- Alangulam
- Allapuram
- Allinagaram
- Alur
- Ambasamudram
- Ambattur
- Ambur
- Ammainaickanur
- Anaimalai
- Anaiyur
- Anakaputhur
- Andipalayam
- Andippatti
- Annamalainagar
- Annur
- Anthiyur
- Anuppanadi
- Arakkonam
- Aramboli
- Arantangi
- Arcot
- Ariyalur
- Arni
- Arumanai
- Arumuganeri
- Aruppukkottai
- Attimarappatti
- Attur
- Avadi
- Avalepalli
- Avaniyapuram
- Avinashi
- Ayakudi
- Ayikudi
- Ayyalur
- Ayyampettai
- Balakrishnapuram
- Bargur
- Bhavani
- Bhikshandarkovil
- Bodinayakkanur
- Boothapandi
- Boyampalaiyam
- Brahmana Periya Agraharam
- Chengalpattu
- Chengam
- Chennai
- Chennimalai
- Cheranmahadevi
- Chetput, Chennai
- Chetput, Tiruvannamalai
- Chettinayakkanpatti
- Chettipalaiyam, Coimbatore
- Chettipalaiyam, Tiruppur
- Cheyyar
- Chidambaram
- Chinna Andankovil
- Chinna Salem
- Chinnalapatti
- Chinnamanur
- Chinnavadampatti
- Chokkanathapuram
- Coimbatore
- Colachel
- Coonoor
- Cuddalore
- Cumbum
- Darasuram
- Denkanikota
- Devadanapatti
- Devakottai
- Devarshola
- Dharapuram
- Dharmapuram
- Dharmapuri
- Dindigul
- Edaicode
- Elandakuttai
- Ellakkudi
- Elumalai
- Erode
- Eruvadi
- Ezhudesam
- Gingee
- Gobichettipalayam
- Gudalur, Nilgiris
- Gudalur, Theni
- Gudiyatham
- Guduvancheri
- Gummidipundi
- Harur
- Hosur
- Idaiyarpalaiyam
- Idangansalai
- Idappadi
- Ilaiyankudi
- Inam Maniyachi
- Injambakkam
- Irugur
- Jalakandapuram
- Jalarpet
- Jalladiampet
- Jambai
- Jayamkondacholapuram
- Jujuvadi
- Kadayal
- Kadayanallur
- Kadiganpalli
- Kaikalapettai
- Kalakkadu
- Kalappatti
- Kalinjur
- Kallakkurichchi
- Kallakurichi
- Kallamchavadi
- Kallidaikurichi
- Kallukuttam
- Kalugumalai
- Kamayakkavundanpatti
- Kammivapettai
- Kanchipuram
- Kangayam
- Kangeyanallur
- Kannampalaiyam
- Kannanendal
- Kannankurichchi
- Kanniyakumari
- Kappiyara
- Karaikudi
- Karaippudur
- Karamadai
- Kariapatti
- Karingal
- Karumandi Chellipalaiyam
- Karumattampatti
- Karur
- Kasipalaiyam
- Katpadi
- Kattatturai
- Kattivakkam
- Kattumannarkoil
- Kavanur
- Kaveripatnam
- Kayalpattinam
- Keezhkulam
- Kerkandi
- Kil Bhuvanagiri
- Kilakarai
- Kilapavoor
- Kodaikanal
- Kollancode
- Kollivayal
- Komarapalayam
- Kombai
- Kondalampatti
- Kondasamudram
- Koothanallur
- Koothappar
- Kotagiri
- Kothanallur
- Kotivakkam
- Kottaikadu
- Kottaikuppam
- Kottur
- Kovilpatti
- Krishnagiri
- Kulasegaram
- Kulattuppalaiyam
- Kulittalai
- Kullattur
- Kumarapalaiyam
- Kumbakonam
- Kuniyamuttur
- Kurichchi
- Kurinjippadi
- Kuthalam
- Kuzhithurai
- Lakkanahalli
- Lalgudi
- Lalpettai
- Madambakkam
- Madattukkulam
- Madhavaram
- Madipakkam
- Madukkarai
- Madukkur
- Madurai
- Maduraivayal
- Madurantakam
- Maduravoyal
- Mahabalipuram
- Mallasamudram
- Mamsapuram
- Manali
- Manamadurai
- Manapparai
- Mandapam
- Mangalam
- Mannachanallur
- Mannarai
- Mannargudi
- Mappilaiurani
- Maraimalainagar
- Marakkanam
- Marthandam
- Mathur
- Mattigiri
- Mayiladuthurai
- Mechcheri
- Meddappakkam
- Meenambakkam
- Melmadai
- Melur
- Methukummal
- Mettupalayam
- Mettur
- Milavittan
- Minjur
- Mugalivakkam
- Mukondapalli
- Mulakumud
- Mulanur
- Murugampalaiyam
- Musiri
- Muthupet
- Muttanampalaiyam
- Muttayyapuram
- Nagapattinam
- Nagercoil
- Nalambur
- Nallavila
- Nalloor
- Nallur
- Namagiripettai
- Namakkal
- Nambiyur
- Nangavaram
- Nanjikkottai
- Naranammalpuram
- Narasimhanaickenpalayam
- Narasingapuram
- Naravarikuppam
- Natham
- Nattappettai
- Navalpattu
- Nayanakulam
- Nazareth
- Neelagiri
- Neelankarai
- Nellikkuppam
- Nerkunram
- Nerupperichchal
- Neyveli
- Nilakottai
- Oddanchathiram
- Omalur
- Ooty
- Ottakkadai
- Pachchal
- Pacode
- Padiyanallur
- Padmanabhapuram
- Painkulam
- Palaiyam
- Palaiyampatti
- Palakkodu
- Palangarai
- Palani
- Palappallam
- Palavakkam
- Palavansathu
- Palladam
- Pallappatti
- Pallavaram
- Pallikaranai
- Pallikonda
- Pallipalayam
- Pallippatti
- Palugal
- Pamban
- Pammal
- Panakkudi
- Panruti
- Papanasam
- Pappakurichchi
- Paramagudi
- Paramathi Velur
- Parangipettai
- Paravai
- Pattamadai
- Pattukkottai
- Peddanayakkanpalaiyam
- Pennadam
- Pennagaram
- Perambalur
- Peranampattu
- Peravurani
- Periya Semur
- Periyakottai
- Periyakulam
- Periyanayakkanpalaiyam
- Periyapatti
- Perundurai
- Perungudi
- Perunkalattu
- Podaturpet
- Polichalur
- Pollachi
- Polur
- Ponmana
- Ponneri
- Poonamalle
- Porur
- Pottaneri Nallakavundanpatti
- Pottanur
- Pudukkottai
- Pudukkottai, Madurai
- Pudupattanam
- Pudur
- Pugalur
- Puliyankannu
- Puliyankudi
- Punjai Puliyampatti
- Puzhal
- Rajakilpakkam
- Rajapalayam
- Rakkiyapalaiyam
- Ramachettipalaiyam
- Ramanathapuram
- Ramapuram
- Rameswaram
- Ranipet
- Rasipuram
- Reddipalaiyam
- Reethapuram
- Saint Thomas Mount
- Salamedu
- Salangaippalaiyam
- Salem
- Samalapuram
- Samburvadakara
- Sankagiri
- Sankarankovil
- Sankarapatti
- Sankaraperi
- Sathyamangalam
- Sattur
- Senapparetti
- Sendamangalam
- Settiyarpatti
- Settur
- Sevilimedu
- Shenkottai
- Sholavandan
- Sholinganallur
- Sholinghur
- Silappadi
- Singampunari
- Singanallur
- Sirkazhi
- Sirumugai
- Sithurajapuram
- Sivaganga
- Sivagiri, Erode
- Sivagiri, Tenkasi
- Sivagirippatti
- Sivakasi
- Sriperumbudur
- Srivaikuntam
- Srivilliputhur
- Srvanampatti
- Suleswaranpatti
- Sulur
- Sundakkampalaiyam
- Surampatti
- Surandai
- Suryampalaiyam
- Tadikombu
- Tambaram
- Tammampatti
- Tandoni
- Taramangalam
- Tattankuttai
- Teni
- Tevaram
- Thanjavur
- Tharangambadi
- Thenkasi
- Thimiri
- Thiruthani
- Thiruthuraipoondi
- Thiruvaiyaru
- Thiruvarur
- Thoothukudi
- Thorapadi
- Thuraiyur
- Tindal
- Tindivanam
- Tinnanur
- Tiruchchendur
- Tiruchengode
- Tiruchirappalli
- Tirukkalikkunram
- Tirukkoyilur
- Tirumangalam
- Tirumeshi
- Tirumuruganpundi
- Tirunageswaram
- Tirunelveli
- Tirupattur
- Tiruppalai
- Tirupparangunram
- Tiruppur
- Tiruppuvanam
- Tiruttangal
- Tiruvallur
- Tiruvankod
- Tiruvannamalai
- Tiruvattar
- Tiruverumbur
- Tiruvottiyur
- Tisaiyanvilai
- Tittagudi
- Tondalam
- Tondi
- Triparappu
- Tudiyalur
- Turaiyur
- Tuvagudi
- Tyagadurgam
- Udangudi
- Udumalaippettai
- Ullagaram
- Ulundurpet
- Unamaucheri
- Unnamalaikadai
- Usilampatti
- Uttamapalaiyam
- Uttangarai
- Uttiramerur
- Uttukuli
- V.S.K.Valasai
- Vadakarai Kil Pidagai
- Vadakkanandal
- Vadakku Valliyur
- Vadakku Viravanallur
- Vadamadurai
- Vadavalli
- Vadipatti
- Valasaravakkam
- Valavanur
- Vallam
- Valparai
- Valvachatottam
- Vandalur
- Vandavasi
- Vandiyur
- Vaniyambadi
- Vasudevanallur
- Vathirairuppu
- Vattalkundu
- Vazhapadi
- Vedaraniyam
- Velampalaiyam
- Vellakkinar
- Vellakkovil
- Vellalur
- Vellore
- Velur
- Vengattur
- Vengikkal
- Verukulambu
- Vettaikkaranpudur
- Vettavalam
- Vikramasingapuram
- Vilangudi
- Vilankurichi
- Vilattikulam
- Villukuri
- Villupuram
- Virakeralam
- Virapandi
- Virappanchathiram
- Viraraghavapuram
- Virnur
- Virudhachalam
- Virudunagar
- Virugambakkam
- Visharam
- Viswanatham
- Vriddhachalam
- Walajapet
- Wellington
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Frequently asked questions
What is the qibla direction in Tamil Nadu?
Towards the west. In Chennai it is 287.92°, measured clockwise from true north; the other cities of Tamil Nadu lie between 288° and 294°.
Is the qibla the same everywhere in Tamil Nadu?
Nearly, but not exactly. The qibla is the shortest path over the globe to the Kaaba, so the bearing changes a little from place to place. Use the page of your own city.
Can I use a compass with these bearings?
The bearings are measured from true north. A magnetic compass can be several degrees off depending on where you are, so check it with the sun method described on your city's page.