Al Maqārīn

Al Maqārīn: 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 Al Maqārīn

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 Al Maqārīn — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.16359, 20.13811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Al Maqārīn

• Atiq Mosque · dargah · Benghazi · ~11 km · Must-see
• Benghazi Cathedral · church · Benghazi · ~12 km · Must-see
• 23rd July Lake · lake · Benghazi · ~12 km · Must-see
• Benghazi Zoo · park · Benghazi · ~12 km · Must-see
• الزوام 2للمواد الصحية بنغازي · fort · Benghazi · ~3 km
• Kuwayfiyah · fort · Benghazi · ~6 km
• Al-Imam Muslim Mosque · dargah · Benghazi · ~7 km
• Sidi Oubed Cemetery · fort · Benghazi · ~7 km
• Al Jukhkh al Kabīr · cave · Benghazi · ~7 km
• Bai'at Arridwan Mosque · dargah · Benghazi · ~7 km
• Ain Zayanah · sanctuary · Benghazi · ~8 km
• Almukhtar Family · fort · Benghazi · ~8 km
• ‘Ayn Zayyānah · fort · Benghazi · ~8 km
• Omar Al-Mukhtar Mosque · dargah · Benghazi · ~8 km
• قصر البدري · fort · Benghazi · ~8 km
• Al Badria Palace · fort · Benghazi · ~8 km
• Site of the beginning of the Second Libyan civil war · fort · Benghazi · ~10 km
• Site of the beginning of the First Libyan civil war · fort · Benghazi · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Al Maqārīn

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Al Maqārīn

• 23rd July Lake · lake · Benghazi · ~12 km · Must-see
• Abū Qaşabah · lake · Benghazi · ~0 km
• Buḩayrat Bū Jazīrah · lake · Benghazi · ~1 km
• Bū Ḩumayrah · lake · Benghazi · ~1 km
• Buḩayrat al Majdhūb · lake · Benghazi · ~2 km
• Al Ḩaţīyah · lake · Benghazi · ~8 km
• سد وادي القطاره wadi al Qattara Dam 2 · lake · Benghazi · ~33 km
• 2 سد وادي القطاره wadi al Qattara Dam · lake · Benghazi · ~33 km
• wadi al Qattara Dam · lake · Benghazi · ~37 km
• Sabkhat al Kūz · lake · Benghazi · ~47 km

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