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Qibla Direction in Sahiwal

ساہیوال میں قبلہ کی سمت

Sahiwal, Pakistan · 3,466 km to the Kaaba

261° from North
West
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (11:55 AM in Sahiwal) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 99° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Sahiwal

CityFrom SahiwalQiblaTo Makkah
Okara36 km261°3,500 km
Arifwala42 km261°3,455 km
Chichawatni43 km261°3,424 km
Pakpattan45 km262°3,487 km
Kamalia45 km260°3,423 km
Renala Khurd52 km261°3,515 km

How to face the Qibla in Sahiwal

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 261° (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 Sahiwal?

From Sahiwal, the Qibla is 261° from true north (West). Makkah is about 3,466 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.