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Qibla Direction in Buraydah

Buraydah, Saudi Arabia · 689 km to the Kaaba

219° from North
Southwest
N E S W
Prayer timesSehri & IftarSunrise, Ishraq & ZawalQibla direction

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:51 AM in Buraydah) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 141° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Buraydah

CityFrom BuraydahQiblaTo Makkah
Ha'il263 km196°704 km
Riyadh325 km244°790 km
Al Kharj415 km250°827 km
Madinah484 km176°340 km
Al Ahmadi507 km226°1,188 km
Kuwait City519 km225°1,204 km

How to face the Qibla in Buraydah

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 219° (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 Buraydah?

From Buraydah, the Qibla is 219° from true north (Southwest). Makkah is about 689 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.