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Qibla Direction in Dhirkot

Dhirkot, Pakistan · 3,585 km to the Kaaba

256° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:53 AM in Dhirkot) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 104° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Dhirkot

CityFrom DhirkotQiblaTo Makkah
Abbottabad36 km255°3,557 km
Muzaffarabad38 km255°3,584 km
Islamabad63 km256°3,528 km
Rawalpindi74 km256°3,522 km
Battagram87 km254°3,554 km
Mirpur (AJK)100 km257°3,577 km

How to face the Qibla in Dhirkot

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 256° (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 Dhirkot?

From Dhirkot, the Qibla is 256° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,585 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.