Karuk

Karuk: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Karuk

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Karuk — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.11666, 46.49960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Karuk

• Euphrates · river spot · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tell Zurghul · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lagash · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tell al-Lahm · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~44 km · Must-see
• Royal Cemetery at Ur · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum · museum · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• The ancient city of Ur · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tall Abū al-Dhahab · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tell al-`Ubaid · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tell Khaiber · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tell Sifr · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bad-Tibira · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~70 km · Must-see
• Eridu · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~73 km · Must-see
• Girsu · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~73 km · Must-see
• Qala Khalid · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~9 km
• السيد عودة الحسيني · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~14 km
• العلوية عفيفة الموسوي · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~14 km
• الزاهدية · beach · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Karuk

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Karuk

• Umm al Binni lake · lake · Maysan Governorate · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Hammar · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~78 km · Must-see
• Karmat Musa · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~17 km
• Shariat al Hammadiyah · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~60 km
• Birkat ash Shataniyah · lake · Maysan Governorate · ~63 km
• Shariat al Luqait · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~67 km
• Hawr al Ibtiyah · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~69 km
• Nahr al Izz · lake · Maysan Governorate · ~77 km
• Hawr Abu Shadhar · lake · Basra Governorate · ~81 km
• Hawr Abu Ghuzaylat · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~84 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Iraq

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