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Qibla Direction in Multan

ملتان میں قبلہ کی سمت

Multan, Pakistan · 3,306 km to the Kaaba

260° from North
West
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:01 PM in Multan) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 100° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Multan

CityFrom MultanQiblaTo Makkah
Qadirpur Ran21 km260°3,323 km
Muzaffargarh33 km260°3,273 km
Shujaabad38 km261°3,279 km
Kot Addu64 km260°3,260 km
Lodhran70 km262°3,306 km
Mailsi74 km262°3,362 km

How to face the Qibla in Multan

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 260° (west). 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 Multan?

From Multan, the Qibla is 260° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,306 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.