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Qibla Direction in Mingora (Swat)

Mingora (Swat), Pakistan · 3,499 km to the Kaaba

254° 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 (11:58 AM in Mingora (Swat)) 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 Mingora (Swat)

CityFrom Mingora (Swat)QiblaTo Makkah
Battagram61 km254°3,554 km
Mardan71 km254°3,453 km
Tordher88 km255°3,468 km
Charsadda90 km254°3,425 km
Shabqadar97 km254°3,410 km
Abbottabad104 km255°3,557 km

How to face the Qibla in Mingora (Swat)

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 Mingora (Swat)?

From Mingora (Swat), the Qibla is 254° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,499 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.