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Qibla Direction in Mardan

مردان میں قبلہ کی سمت

Mardan, Pakistan · 3,453 km to the Kaaba

254° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:59 AM in Mardan) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 106° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Mardan

CityFrom MardanQiblaTo Makkah
Charsadda28 km254°3,425 km
Tordher32 km255°3,468 km
Shabqadar45 km254°3,410 km
Peshawar52 km254°3,401 km
Attock56 km255°3,468 km
Mingora (Swat)71 km254°3,499 km

How to face the Qibla in Mardan

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 254° (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 Mardan?

From Mardan, the Qibla is 254° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,453 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.