Dhok Awan Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dhok Awan, Punjab, Pakistan
Qibla Details for Dhok Awan
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dhok Awan?
The Qibla direction from Dhok Awan, Punjab, Pakistan is 256.8° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dhok Awan should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dhok Awan from Mecca?
The distance from Dhok Awan to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,462 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dhok Awan?
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 Dhok Awan, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dhok Awan?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dhok Awan is 256.8° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 248.5°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 256.8°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Dhok Awan
The Qibla direction from Dhok Awan, Punjab, Pakistan is 256.8° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,462 km (2,151 miles) away. Geographically, Dhok Awan 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 Dhok Awan, this means facing west-southwest (256.8°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dhok Awan
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (256.8°), 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 248.5° from Dhok Awan. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 256.8°.
Using a compass in Dhok Awan
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dhok Awan. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 256.8° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.