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Qibla Direction in Chakwal

Chakwal, Pakistan · 3,491 km to the Kaaba

257° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:56 AM in Chakwal) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 103° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Chakwal

CityFrom ChakwalQiblaTo Makkah
Mandi Bahauddin71 km258°3,540 km
Rawalpindi72 km256°3,522 km
Jhelum82 km258°3,570 km
Islamabad85 km256°3,528 km
Mirpur (AJK)87 km257°3,577 km
Jauharabad89 km257°3,422 km

How to face the Qibla in Chakwal

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 257° (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 Chakwal?

From Chakwal, the Qibla is 257° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,491 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.