Qibla direction › Pakistan
Chiniot, Pakistan · 3,474 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:55 AM in Chiniot) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 101° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Chiniot | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faisalabad | 34 km | 260° | 3,483 km |
| Pindi Bhattian | 34 km | 259° | 3,505 km |
| Bhawana | 35 km | 259° | 3,440 km |
| Sangla Hill | 38 km | 259° | 3,511 km |
| Sargodha | 48 km | 258° | 3,455 km |
| Shahkot | 51 km | 260° | 3,518 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 259° (west). 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.
From Chiniot, the Qibla is 259° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,474 km away.
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.
