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Qibla Direction in Karachi

کراچی میں قبلہ کی سمت

Karachi, Pakistan · 2,800 km to the Kaaba

268° from North
West
N E S W
Prayer timesSehri & IftarSunrise, Ishraq & ZawalQibla direction

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:19 PM in Karachi) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 92° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Karachi

CityFrom KarachiQiblaTo Makkah
Hub22 km267°2,789 km
Hyderabad149 km267°2,939 km
Tando Muhammad Khan158 km268°2,956 km
Manjhand170 km266°2,930 km
Talhar183 km269°2,983 km
Tando Allahyar185 km267°2,975 km

How to face the Qibla in Karachi

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 268° (west). 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 Karachi?

From Karachi, the Qibla is 268° from true north (West). Makkah is about 2,800 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.