Attock Tehsil Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Attock Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan
Qibla Details for Attock Tehsil
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Attock Tehsil?
The Qibla direction from Attock Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan is 255.2° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Attock Tehsil should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Attock Tehsil from Mecca?
The distance from Attock Tehsil to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,472 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Attock Tehsil?
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 Attock Tehsil, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Attock Tehsil?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Attock Tehsil is 255.2° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 246.8°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 255.2°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Attock Tehsil
The Qibla direction from Attock Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan is 255.2° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,472 km (2,157 miles) away. Geographically, Attock Tehsil 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 Attock Tehsil, this means facing west-southwest (255.2°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Attock Tehsil
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (255.2°), 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 246.8° from Attock Tehsil. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 255.2°.
Using a compass in Attock Tehsil
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Attock Tehsil. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 255.2° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.