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Qibla Direction in Shabqadar

Shabqadar, Pakistan · 3,410 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 Shabqadar) 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 Shabqadar

CityFrom ShabqadarQiblaTo Makkah
Charsadda19 km254°3,425 km
Peshawar23 km254°3,401 km
Mardan45 km254°3,453 km
Kohat71 km255°3,382 km
Tordher72 km255°3,468 km
Attock89 km255°3,468 km

How to face the Qibla in Shabqadar

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 Shabqadar?

From Shabqadar, the Qibla is 254° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,410 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.