Lashkar Gāh Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Lashkar Gāh, Helmand, Afghanistan
Qibla Details for Lashkar Gāh
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lashkar Gāh?
The Qibla direction from Lashkar Gāh, Helmand, Afghanistan is 251.1° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Lashkar Gāh should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Lashkar Gāh from Mecca?
The distance from Lashkar Gāh to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,686 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Lashkar Gāh?
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 Lashkar Gāh, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Lashkar Gāh?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Lashkar Gāh is 251.1° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 245.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 251.1°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Lashkar Gāh
The Qibla direction from Lashkar Gāh, Helmand, Afghanistan is 251.1° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,686 km (1,669 miles) away. Geographically, Lashkar Gāh sits to the east-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 Lashkar Gāh, this means facing west-southwest (251.1°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Lashkar Gāh
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (251.1°), 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 245.1° from Lashkar Gāh. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 251.1°.
Using a compass in Lashkar Gāh
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Lashkar Gāh. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 251.1° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.