Qibla direction › Afghanistan
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Kabul, Afghanistan · 3,217 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:40 AM in Kabul) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 109° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Kabul | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalalabad | 115 km | 252° | 3,320 km |
| Bannu | 217 km | 255° | 3,288 km |
| Shabqadar | 219 km | 254° | 3,410 km |
| Peshawar | 221 km | 254° | 3,401 km |
| Kohat | 233 km | 255° | 3,382 km |
| Charsadda | 237 km | 254° | 3,425 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 251° (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 Kabul, the Qibla is 251° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,217 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.
