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Qibla Direction in Srinagar

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Srinagar, India · 3,695 km to the Kaaba

257° from North
West-southwest
N E S W

Find the Qibla with the sun (no compass)

At Zawal today (12:18 PM in Srinagar) the sun is due south, so every shadow points due north. Stand facing along your shadow, then turn 103° to your left: you are facing the Qibla. The shadow method works any day; only the time of Zawal changes.

Qibla in cities near Srinagar

CityFrom SrinagarQiblaTo Makkah
Dhirkot113 km256°3,585 km
Muzaffarabad126 km255°3,584 km
Mirpur (AJK)142 km257°3,577 km
Abbottabad145 km255°3,557 km
Skardu155 km256°3,801 km
Jhelum162 km258°3,570 km

How to face the Qibla in Srinagar

Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by 257° (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 Srinagar?

From Srinagar, the Qibla is 257° from true north (West-southwest). Makkah is about 3,695 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.