Qibla direction › Afghanistan
Jalalabad, Afghanistan · 3,320 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:35 AM in Jalalabad) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 108° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Jalalabad | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabqadar | 104 km | 254° | 3,410 km |
| Peshawar | 109 km | 254° | 3,401 km |
| Kabul | 115 km | 251° | 3,217 km |
| Charsadda | 122 km | 254° | 3,425 km |
| Kohat | 131 km | 255° | 3,382 km |
| Mardan | 148 km | 254° | 3,453 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 252° (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 Jalalabad, the Qibla is 252° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,320 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.
