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==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|qiblah|kiblah}}

===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|ar|قِبْلَة||which is opposite}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɪblə/}}; {{q|like Arabic}} {{IPA|en|[ˈqibla]}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{lb|en|Islam}} The [[direction]] in which [[Muslim]]s face while [[praying]], currently determined as the direction of the [[Kaaba]] in [[Mecca]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1990|author=Michael E. Bonine|chapter=Sacred Direction and City Structure|editor=w:Oleg Grabar|title={{w|Muqarnas (journal)|Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture}}|volume=7|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=P4cXo_cMIDAC&pg=PA68&dq=%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjS64uKxdzPAhWFUZQKHTqJBqcQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22qiblas%22&f=false|page=68
|passage=The other mosques' '''qiblas''' are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a '''qibla''' of 148° (table 7, fig. 17).}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1999|author=David A. King|title=World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=J3G4quReeVcC&pg=PA56&dq=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiY1pSQsNzPAhXLFpQKHdg7DBUQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&f=false|page=56
|passage=Muslim astronomers from the 8th century onwards concerned themselves with the determination of the '''qibla''' as a problem of mathematical geography.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2002|author=Andrew Petersen|title=Dictionary of Islamic Architecture|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=eIaEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA218&dq=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiY1pSQsNzPAhXLFpQKHdg7DBUQ6AEIODAF#v=onepage&q=%22qibla%22%7C%22qiblas%22&f=false|page=218
|passage=The original portico was on the west side (i.e. at right angles to the '''qibla''') and consisted of three bays resting on two marble columns.}}

====Usage notes====
Inside a mosque, the qibla is indicated by the location of the {{l|en|mihrab}} and the orientation of the prayer wall. The qibla (as determined at the time of construction) is therefore reflected in the construction of the building. For this reason, and especially in the case of historical buildings, the mosque itself is sometimes said to have a qibla (or qibla direction), possibly different from the independently calculated direction or from that of other nearby mosques.

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|direction in which Muslims pray}} {{l|en|qibla direction}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|qibla compass}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|ghibli}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|direction of praying}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|قِبْلَة|f}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|قِبْلة|f|tr=gibla}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|qiblə}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|ҡибла}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|кі́бла|f}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|ক্বিবলা|tr=kibla}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|ки́бла|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|alquibla|f}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|qıbla}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|kiblo}}, {{t|eo|Kiblo}}
* French: {{t+|fr|qibla|f}}, {{t+|fr|kibla|f}}, {{t+|fr|kiblat|f}}, {{t+|fr|kiblet|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ქიბლა}}
* German: {{t|de|Qibla|f}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|किबला|m}}, {{t|hi|क़िबला|m}}, {{t|hi|क़िबलाह|m}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kiblat}}
* Italian: {{t|it|qibla|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|キブラ|tr=kibura}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|құбыла}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|키블라}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|qible}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|кыбыла}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|kiblat}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|قبله|tr=kıble}}
* Pashto: {{t+|ps|قبله|f|tr=qebla}}
* Persian:
*: Classical Persian: {{t+|fa-cls|قِبْلَه}}
*: Iranian Persian: {{t+|fa-ira|قِبْلِه}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ки́бла|f}}, {{t+|ru|кы́бла|f}} {{qualifier|rare}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ки́бла|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|kíbla|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|alquibla|f}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kibla}}
* Tajik: {{t|tg|қибла}}
* Tatar: {{t+|tt|кыйбла}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kıble}}
* Turkmen: {{t|tk|kybla}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|кі́бла}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|قِبْلَہ|m}}
* Uyghur: {{t|ug|قىبلە}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|qibla}}
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===See also===
* {{l|en|mihrab}}
* {{l|en|salat}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=abilq|Iqbal}}

==Maltese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|mt|ar|قِبْلة|t=direction of prayer towards Mekka}}. The geographically peculiar use for “south” is also found in some dialects of Maghrebi Arabic.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mt|/ʔɪb.la/}}

===Noun===
{{mt-noun|g=f}}

# {{lb|mt|archaic|or|obsolete}} [[south]]
#: {{syn|mt|nofsinhar}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{list:compass points/mt}}

==Uzbek==
{{wp|lang=uz}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|uz|chg|قبله}}, from {{der|uz|ar|قِبْلَة}}. {{root|uz|ar|ق ب ل}}

===Noun===
{{uz-variant|c=қибла}}
{{uz-noun}}

# {{l|en|qibla}}