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Qibla Direction in Gujrat

گجرات میں قبلہ کی سمت

Gujrat, Pakistan · 3,596 km to the Kaaba

259° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:51 AM in Gujrat) 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.

Qibla in cities near Gujrat

CityFrom GujratQiblaTo Makkah
Sambrial26 km259°3,617 km
Kharian34 km258°3,582 km
Sialkot41 km259°3,633 km
Gujranwala44 km259°3,596 km
Jhelum53 km258°3,570 km
Mandi Bahauddin57 km258°3,540 km

How to face the Qibla in Gujrat

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 259° (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 Gujrat?

From Gujrat, the Qibla is 259° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,596 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.