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Qibla Direction in Nawabshah

Nawabshah, Pakistan · 2,949 km to the Kaaba

266° from North
West
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:13 PM in Nawabshah) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 94° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Nawabshah

CityFrom NawabshahQiblaTo Makkah
Daur25 km265°2,943 km
Manjhand40 km266°2,930 km
Shahdadpur41 km266°2,969 km
Sinjhoro47 km266°2,988 km
Tando Adam58 km267°2,972 km
Moro62 km265°2,913 km

How to face the Qibla in Nawabshah

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 266° (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 Nawabshah?

From Nawabshah, the Qibla is 266° from true north (West). Makkah is about 2,949 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.