Qibla direction › Pakistan
Kohat, Pakistan · 3,382 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (12:01 PM in Kohat) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 105° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Kohat | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peshawar | 49 km | 254° | 3,401 km |
| Charsadda | 68 km | 254° | 3,425 km |
| Shabqadar | 71 km | 254° | 3,410 km |
| Attock | 87 km | 255° | 3,468 km |
| Mardan | 88 km | 254° | 3,453 km |
| Tordher | 90 km | 255° | 3,468 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 255° (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 Kohat, the Qibla is 255° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,382 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.
