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Places near Merke by type
All 122 places by distance →One day from Merke
5 stops, one loop, back by 10:21 pm
324 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Merke
- Kulanheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Pereval Taldybulakviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Jarly-Kaindy Nature Reservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Pereval Botoluviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Tattinskoye Vodokhranilishchelake · 45 min
- Back in Merke
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Merke?
Old Russian Church in Merke (church, about 1 km), Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы (church, about 1 km), Мечеть Жаксымбет ата (mosque or dargah, about 1 km), Il-18 (heritage site, about 1 km), Советская мозаика "Четыре девушки" (attraction, about 2 km), Kol’toganskiy Prud (lake, about 13 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Merke?
33 places on Spotwander: 15 hill stations & viewpoints, 4 forts & heritage, 6 other attractions, 2 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 2 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Merke?
Pereval Uchemchek, about 24 km by road; Pereval Kalmakkiya (33 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Merke?
Il-18, about 1 km by road; Mogila Badyr (39 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Merke?
Start in Merke, visit Kulan, then Pereval Taldybulak, then Jarly-Kaindy Nature Reserve, then Pereval Botolu, then Tattinskoye Vodokhranilishche, and drive back — about 324 km by road in all.