Quetta District Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Quetta District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Qibla Details for Quetta District
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Quetta District?
The Qibla direction from Quetta District, Balochistan, Pakistan is 256.5° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Quetta District should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Quetta District from Mecca?
The distance from Quetta District to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 2,861 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Quetta District?
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 Quetta District, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Quetta District?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Quetta District is 256.5° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 250.1°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 256.5°.
Finding Qibla Direction in Quetta District
The Qibla direction from Quetta District, Balochistan, Pakistan is 256.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 2,861 km (1,778 miles) away. Geographically, Quetta District 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 Quetta District, this means facing west-southwest (256.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Quetta District
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (256.5°), 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 250.1° from Quetta District. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 256.5°.
Using a compass in Quetta District
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Quetta District. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 256.5° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.