Local favourite lake · Blue Nile, Sudan
Umm Kaylāb
Umm Kaylāb is a lake in Blue Nile, Sudan.
Umm Kaylāb: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Umm Kaylāb
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Umm Kaylāb — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 11.95000, 33.70000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Umm Kaylāb
- Jabal Fash Shar · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~20 km
- Jabal Abu Suwayliq · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~22 km
- Jabal Al Qarabin · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~27 km
- Jabal Al Mazmum · viewpoint · Sennar State · ~48 km
- Jabal Al Qarawid · viewpoint · Sennar State · ~49 km
- Jabal Assay · viewpoint · Sennar State · ~51 km
- Jabal Daquya · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~54 km
- Jabal Aqadi · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~55 km
- Jabal El Ahmar · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~70 km
- Jabal Mokub · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~7 km
- Jibal Raru · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~10 km
- Jabal Qumur · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~12 km
- Jabal al Ahmar Ruru · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~14 km
- Jabal Haj Jabir · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~14 km
- Jabal San · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~15 km
- Jabal Um Arada · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~16 km
- Qal`at Al Mara`af · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~22 km
- Gelgani · lake · Blue Nile · ~22 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Umm Kaylāb
- Roseires Dam · lake · Blue Nile · ~96 km · Must-see
- Roseires Reservoir · lake · Blue Nile · ~124 km
- Gelgani · lake · Blue Nile · ~22 km
- Sumayḩ · lake · Sennar State · ~40 km
- Ḩafīr Terus · lake · Sennar State · ~51 km
- Ḩafīr Ghubsh · lake · Sennar State · ~55 km
- Ḩafīr Umm Koka · lake · Sennar State · ~67 km
- Abū Jaww · lake · Renk · ~77 km
- Ḩafīr Wīqu · lake · Blue Nile · ~81 km
- Bout dam · lake · Blue Nile · ~82 km
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Frequently asked
Is Umm Kaylāb full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Umm Kaylāb yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Umm Kaylāb?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Umm Kaylāb?
Nearby: Jabal Fash Shar (viewpoint, 20 km), Jabal Abu Suwayliq (viewpoint, 22 km), Jabal Al Qarabin (viewpoint, 27 km), Jabal Al Mazmum (viewpoint, 48 km), Jabal Al Qarawid (viewpoint, 49 km), Jabal Assay (viewpoint, 51 km).