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Qibla Direction in Abbottabad

ایبٹ آباد میں قبلہ کی سمت

Abbottabad, Pakistan · 3,557 km to the Kaaba

255° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:54 AM in Abbottabad) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 105° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Abbottabad

CityFrom AbbottabadQiblaTo Makkah
Muzaffarabad32 km255°3,584 km
Dhirkot36 km256°3,585 km
Islamabad56 km256°3,528 km
Battagram59 km254°3,554 km
Rawalpindi70 km256°3,522 km
Tordher88 km255°3,468 km

How to face the Qibla in Abbottabad

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 255° (west-southwest). With a phone, the Yaad-e-Namaz app's Qibla compass does this for you and corrects for the difference between magnetic and true north. Hold the phone flat and away from metal and magnets.

Questions

What is the Qibla direction in Abbottabad?

From Abbottabad, the Qibla is 255° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,557 km away.

Is the Qibla measured from true north or magnetic north?

From true north. A magnetic compass can be off by a few degrees depending on where you are; the Yaad-e-Namaz app corrects for this automatically.