Qibla direction › Pakistan
Mirpur (AJK), Pakistan · 3,577 km to the Kaaba
At Zawal today (11:52 AM in Mirpur (AJK)) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 103° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.
| City | From Mirpur (AJK) | Qibla | To Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhelum | 24 km | 258° | 3,570 km |
| Kharian | 39 km | 258° | 3,582 km |
| Mandi Bahauddin | 67 km | 258° | 3,540 km |
| Gujrat | 72 km | 259° | 3,596 km |
| Rawalpindi | 83 km | 256° | 3,522 km |
| Chakwal | 87 km | 257° | 3,491 km |
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 257° (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 Mirpur (AJK), the Qibla is 257° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,577 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.
