Hasan Abdal Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Hasan Abdal, Punjab, Pakistan
Qibla Details for Hasan Abdal
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Hasan Abdal?
The Qibla direction from Hasan Abdal, Punjab, Pakistan is 255.4° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Hasan Abdal should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Hasan Abdal from Mecca?
The distance from Hasan Abdal to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 3,503 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Hasan Abdal?
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 Hasan Abdal, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Hasan Abdal?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Hasan Abdal is 255.4° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 246.9°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 255.4°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Hasan Abdal
The Qibla direction from Hasan Abdal, Punjab, Pakistan is 255.4° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 3,503 km (2,177 miles) away. Geographically, Hasan Abdal 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 Hasan Abdal, this means facing west-southwest (255.4°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Hasan Abdal
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (255.4°), 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 246.9° from Hasan Abdal. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 255.4°.
Using a compass in Hasan Abdal
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Hasan Abdal. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 255.4° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.