Qibla direction › Pakistan
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan · 3,284 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:03 PM in Dera Ismail Khan) 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.
| City | From Dera Ismail Khan | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhakkar | 27 km | 258° | 3,294 km |
| Layyah | 97 km | 259° | 3,267 km |
| Mianwali | 102 km | 256° | 3,361 km |
| Taunsa | 128 km | 259° | 3,235 km |
| Bannu | 131 km | 255° | 3,288 km |
| Jauharabad | 140 km | 257° | 3,422 km |
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.
From Dera Ismail Khan, the Qibla is 257° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,284 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.
