Asad Babil

Asad Babil: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Asad Babil

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Asad Babil — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.56667, 44.41667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Asad Babil

• Lion of Babylon · fort · Babil Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Babylon · sanctuary · Babil Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Babylon city · fort · Babil Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Etemenanki · fort · Babil Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hillah Museum · dargah · Babil Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tell Uhaimir · fort · Babil Governorate · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ezida · fort · Babil Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Athar an Namrud · fort · Babil Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tell Ibrahim · fort · Babil Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tell Aqair · fort · Babil Governorate · ~42 km · Must-see
• Al-Abbas's threshold · dargah · Karbala Governorate · ~45 km · Must-see
• Imam Husayn Shrine · fort · Karbala Governorate · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum of Imam Husayn ibn Ali · fort · Karbala Governorate · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jemdet Nasr · fort · Babil Governorate · ~47 km · Must-see
• Al-Nukhailah Mosque · dargah · Babil Governorate · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ezekiel's Tomb · fort · Babil Governorate · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sippar · viewpoint · Baghdad Governorate · ~71 km · Must-see
• The place of the Prophet of Allah Yunus (p) and Al-Hamra Mosque · dargah · Al-Najaf Governorate · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Asad Babil

Other forts & heritage near Asad Babil

• Lion of Babylon · fort · Babil Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Babylon city · fort · Babil Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Etemenanki · fort · Babil Governorate · ~4 km · Must-see
• Tell Uhaimir · fort · Babil Governorate · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ezida · fort · Babil Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Athar an Namrud · fort · Babil Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tell Ibrahim · fort · Babil Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tell Aqair · fort · Babil Governorate · ~42 km · Must-see
• Imam Husayn Shrine · fort · Karbala Governorate · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum of Imam Husayn ibn Ali · fort · Karbala Governorate · ~46 km · Must-see

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