Prayer Times in Sfax, Tunisia

Praying in Sfax

Sfax, Tunisia's second city, is a working port of around 350,000 people on the Gulf of Gabès — less touristed than Tunis, more industrial, and proud of it. The city's medina is one of North Africa's best-preserved, its Great Mosque's square minaret rising over the old walls, while outside the gates the modern city processes olive oil, phosphates and seafood for export.

The Great Mosque of Sfax, founded around 850 AD, anchors a medina where artisans still work in centuries-old souks. Sfax's prayer life is traditional and unhurried: the city's mosques fill for the five prayers, and the old town's cafes serve mint tea as the sun sets over the gulf. At 34.7°N, Sfax has clear Mediterranean seasons: summer Fajr near 3:35 AM with Maghrib past 7:45 PM, winter Fajr around 6:00 AM with Maghrib near 5:20 PM. During Ramadan, Sfax's seafood restaurants — famous for couscous with fish — close by day and reopen at iftar, and the medina's pastry shops sell makroudh and zlabia late into the night. The Dar Jellouli museum, set in an 18th-century palace, showcases Sfax's traditional costumes and crafts.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Sfax

From Sfax, Tunisia, the Qibla points 109.9° clockwise from true north — facing east-southeast (ESE). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Sfax's coordinates (34.7406°, 10.7603°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

109.9° ESE

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 109.9° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Sfax — key facts

City

Sfax, Tunisia

Coordinates

34.7406° N, 10.7603° E

Timezone

Africa/Tunis

Population

around 350,000 in the city

Notable mosque

Great Mosque of Sfax (founded ~850 AD)

Landmark

The medina's Great Mosque and the Gulf of Gabès

Qibla direction

109.9° (ESE, east-southeast)

Calculation method

Muslim World League (default; changeable above)

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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 Sfax's coordinates (34.7406, 10.7603), 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 Sfax 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 Sfax

Which direction is the Qibla from Sfax?

From Sfax, the Qibla is 109.9° clockwise from true north — facing east-southeast (ESE). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Sfax's coordinates (34.7406°, 10.7603°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

What is Sfax known for?

The Great Mosque of Sfax was founded around 850 AD and rebuilt in the 18th century; its massive square minaret dominates the medina. Sfax's medina is one of the best-preserved in North Africa, and the city is Tunisia's olive-oil capital — the surrounding Sahel region produces a large share of the country's olive oil.

What calculation method is used for Sfax prayer times?

This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Sfax'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 Sfax?

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 Sfax.