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Qibla Direction in Kandahar

Kandahar, Afghanistan · 2,804 km to the Kaaba

253° from North
West-southwest
N E S W
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Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:54 AM in Kandahar) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 107° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Kandahar

CityFrom KandaharQiblaTo Makkah
Chaman105 km255°2,850 km
Quetta200 km257°2,878 km
Dera Murad Jamali418 km261°2,962 km
Khuzdar432 km261°2,793 km
Herat447 km243°2,617 km
Garhi Khairo452 km262°2,930 km

How to face the Qibla in Kandahar

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 253° (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 Kandahar?

From Kandahar, the Qibla is 253° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 2,804 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.