Lab-Sar Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lab-Sar, Balkh, Afghanistan
Qibla Details for Lab-Sar
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lab-Sar?
The Qibla direction from Lab-Sar, Balkh, Afghanistan is 245.5° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lab-Sar should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lab-Sar from Mecca?
The distance from Lab-Sar to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,081 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lab-Sar?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Lab-Sar, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lab-Sar?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lab-Sar is 245.5° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 238.2°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 245.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lab-Sar
The Qibla direction from Lab-Sar, Balkh, Afghanistan is 245.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,081 km (1,914 miles) away. Geographically, Lab-Sar sits to the northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-southwest.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Lab-Sar, this means facing west-southwest (245.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lab-Sar
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (245.5°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 238.2° from Lab-Sar. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 245.5°.
Using a compass in Lab-Sar
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lab-Sar. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 245.5° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.