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Qibla Direction in Bannu

Bannu, Pakistan · 3,288 km to the Kaaba

255° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:05 PM in Bannu) 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 Bannu

CityFrom BannuQiblaTo Makkah
Mianwali98 km256°3,361 km
Kohat103 km255°3,382 km
Dera Ismail Khan131 km257°3,284 km
Peshawar143 km254°3,401 km
Bhakkar157 km258°3,294 km
Jalalabad161 km252°3,320 km

How to face the Qibla in Bannu

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 Bannu?

From Bannu, the Qibla is 255° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,288 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.