Qibla direction › Pakistan
گلگت میں قبلہ کی سمت
Gilgit, Pakistan · 3,704 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:50 AM in Gilgit) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 106° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Gilgit | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skardu | 138 km | 256° | 3,801 km |
| Battagram | 181 km | 254° | 3,554 km |
| Muzaffarabad | 189 km | 255° | 3,584 km |
| Srinagar | 209 km | 257° | 3,695 km |
| Mingora (Swat) | 217 km | 254° | 3,499 km |
| Abbottabad | 219 km | 255° | 3,557 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 254° (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 Gilgit, the Qibla is 254° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,704 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.
