Prayer Times in Aleppo, Syria

Praying in Aleppo

Aleppo — Halab — is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth, a 5,000-year-old trading metropolis in northern Syria that was the Silk Road's western terminus. Its citadel, one of the largest and oldest castles in the world, crowns a hill above the old city's souks — once the longest covered markets on earth. Before the civil war, around 2.5 million people lived in this city of merchants, pistachios and the famous Aleppo soap.

The Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, founded in the 8th century with its great Seljuk minaret of 1090, was the city's spiritual heart until the minaret's destruction in 2013 — a loss mourned across the Muslim world, with restoration now underway. Aleppo's religious heritage spans its mosques, the shrines of its Sufi orders, and one of the region's oldest Christian communities. At 36.2°N, Aleppo's seasons are continental: summer Fajr near 3:30 AM with Maghrib past 7:50 PM, winter Fajr around 6:00 AM with cold dawns and Maghrib near 5:00 PM. During Ramadan, Aleppo's traditions — the musaharati drummer waking the old city for sahur, the pistachio sweets of the souks — endure as symbols of the city's resilience.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Aleppo

From Aleppo, Syria, the Qibla points 170.3° clockwise from true north — facing south (S). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Aleppo's coordinates (36.2021°, 37.1343°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

170.3° S

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 170.3° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Aleppo — key facts

City

Aleppo, Syria

Coordinates

36.2021° N, 37.1343° E

Timezone

Asia/Damascus

Population

around 2 million in the city (pre-war ~2.5M)

Notable mosque

Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo (8th century, under restoration)

Landmark

The Aleppo Citadel and the old souks

Qibla direction

170.3° (S, south)

Calculation method

Muslim World League (default; changeable above)

Hijri date today

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Calculation method & data source

Times on this page are computed by the Aladhan prayer-times API (free, no key required) for Aleppo's coordinates (36.2021, 37.1343), using the Muslim World League method (method 3) by default. You can switch to another convention — Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet), Singapore and more — with the dropdown above; your choice is remembered on this device.

Published timetables and local mosques in Aleppo may differ by a few minutes because they sometimes apply their own adjustments or a different method. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.

FAQs — prayer times in Aleppo

Which direction is the Qibla from Aleppo?

From Aleppo, the Qibla is 170.3° clockwise from true north — facing south (S). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Aleppo's coordinates (36.2021°, 37.1343°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

What happened to Aleppo's Umayyad Mosque?

The Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo was founded in the 8th century and its 45-metre Seljuk minaret, built in 1090, was one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture — tragically destroyed in 2013 during the civil war. Reconstruction efforts have been working to restore the mosque and its minaret.

What calculation method is used for Aleppo prayer times?

This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Aleppo's coordinates. You can switch to Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet) and other methods with the dropdown above — your choice is saved on your device.

Why do these times differ slightly from my local mosque in Aleppo?

Mosques sometimes apply their own adjustments — a different calculation method, added safety minutes, or a fixed timetable. A difference of a few minutes is normal; when in doubt, follow your local mosque in Aleppo.