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Qibla Direction in Mazar-e Sharif

Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan · 3,132 km to the Kaaba

245° from North
West-southwest
N E S W
Prayer timesSehri & IftarSunrise, Ishraq & ZawalQibla direction

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:49 AM in Mazar-e Sharif) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 115° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Mazar-e Sharif

CityFrom Mazar-e SharifQiblaTo Makkah
Kabul305 km251°3,217 km
Jalalabad395 km252°3,320 km
Shabqadar489 km254°3,410 km
Peshawar500 km254°3,401 km
Charsadda507 km254°3,425 km
Herat516 km243°2,617 km

How to face the Qibla in Mazar-e Sharif

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 245° (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 Mazar-e Sharif?

From Mazar-e Sharif, the Qibla is 245° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,132 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.