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Qibla Direction in Peshawar

پشاور میں قبلہ کی سمت

Peshawar, Pakistan · 3,401 km to the Kaaba

254° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:01 PM in Peshawar) 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 Peshawar

CityFrom PeshawarQiblaTo Makkah
Shabqadar23 km254°3,410 km
Charsadda25 km254°3,425 km
Kohat49 km255°3,382 km
Mardan52 km254°3,453 km
Tordher70 km255°3,468 km
Attock82 km255°3,468 km

How to face the Qibla in Peshawar

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 Peshawar?

From Peshawar, the Qibla is 254° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,401 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.