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Places near Ash Shaţrah by type
All 192 places by distance →One day from Ash Shaţrah
5 stops, one loop, back by 7:29 pm
159 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ash Shaţrah
- Tell Sifrheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Bad-Tibiraheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Girsuheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Lagashheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Tell Zurghulheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Ash Shaţrah
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ash Shaţrah?
Bad-Tibira (heritage site, about 20 km), Girsu (heritage site, about 21 km), Central Gate of Al-Shatra (gateway, about 2 km), Lagash (heritage site, about 28 km), Tell Sifr (heritage site, about 29 km), Tell Zurghul (heritage site, about 39 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ash Shaţrah?
107 places on Spotwander: 32 forts & heritage, 37 other attractions, 26 hill stations & viewpoints, 5 mosques & dargahs, 2 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest fort to Ash Shaţrah?
ساحة الشطرة, about 1 km by road; Central Gate of Al-Shatra (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Ash Shaţrah?
حيدر مهدي الهلالي, about 1 km by road; Īshān Humaymāt (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ash Shaţrah?
Start in Ash Shaţrah, visit Tell Sifr, then Bad-Tibira, then Girsu, then Lagash, then Tell Zurghul, and drive back — about 159 km by road in all.