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Qibla Direction in Ha'il

Ha'il, Saudi Arabia · 704 km to the Kaaba

196° from North
South-southwest
N E S W
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:00 PM in Ha'il) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 164° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Ha'il

CityFrom Ha'ilQiblaTo Makkah
Buraydah263 km219°689 km
Madinah398 km176°340 km
Tabuk512 km156°842 km
Riyadh587 km244°790 km
Karbala609 km199°1,312 km
Kuwait City648 km225°1,204 km

How to face the Qibla in Ha'il

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 196° (south-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 Ha'il?

From Ha'il, the Qibla is 196° from true north (South-southwest). Makkah is about 704 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.