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Qibla Direction in Islamabad

اسلام آباد میں قبلہ کی سمت

Islamabad, Pakistan · 3,528 km to the Kaaba

256° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:55 AM in Islamabad) 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 Islamabad

CityFrom IslamabadQiblaTo Makkah
Rawalpindi14 km256°3,522 km
Abbottabad56 km255°3,557 km
Dhirkot63 km256°3,585 km
Attock64 km255°3,468 km
Tordher78 km255°3,468 km
Chakwal85 km257°3,491 km

How to face the Qibla in Islamabad

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 Islamabad?

From Islamabad, the Qibla is 256° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,528 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.