Pinaka

Pinaka: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pinaka

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Pinaka — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.40827, 42.07711. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pinaka

• Bezabde · fort · İdil · ~1 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Cizre · fort · Cizre · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cizre Ulu Camii · dargah · Cizre · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ain Diwar Bridge · fort · Batman · ~20 km · Must-see
• Illisu Dam · lake · Dargeçit · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Judi · viewpoint · Şırnak · ~42 km · Must-see
• Church of the Virgin Mary · church · Midyat · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mor Gabriel Monastery · church · Midyat · ~61 km · Must-see
• Church of Mor Azozo · church · Midyat · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mor Dimet Church · church · Midyat · ~61 km · Must-see
• Botan Valley National Park · sanctuary · Siirt · ~68 km · Must-see
• Church of Mor Quryaqos · church · Midyat · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kirazlık Dam · lake · Tillo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Şırnak Dam · lake · Uludere · ~73 km · Must-see
• Siirt Ulu Camii · dargah · Siirt · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hava Trafik Kontrol Kulesi · attraction · İdil · ~7 km
• Topça Dağı · viewpoint · Şırnak · ~7 km
• Dicle Nehri · river spot · Cizre · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pinaka

Other forts & heritage near Pinaka

• Bezabde · fort · İdil · ~1 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Cizre · fort · Cizre · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ain Diwar Bridge · fort · Batman · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kalha Zakho · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~77 km · Must-see
• Dalal Bridge · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~78 km · Must-see
• Hasankeyf Castle · fort · Hasankeyf · ~85 km · Must-see
• Tell Leilan · fort · Al-Hasaka Governorate · ~89 km · Must-see
• Mardaman · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~95 km · Must-see
• Arzen · fort · Kurtalan · ~110 km · Must-see
• zakhiko · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~117 km · Must-see

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