dam

dam: 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 waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit dam

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

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 dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.86825, 42.75996. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near dam

• Mosul Dam Lake · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mardaman · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~13 km · Must-see
• zakhiko · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~15 km · Must-see
• Halamata Caves with Assyrian relief carvings · cave · Duhok Governorate · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dalal Bridge · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kalha Zakho · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~39 km · Must-see
• Nahum Synagogue · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rabban Hormizd Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~43 km · Must-see
• Eski Mosul Bridge · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~47 km · Must-see
• Qermez Dere · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~50 km · Must-see
• shabani · viewpoint · Duhok Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tell Arpachiyah (Tepe Reshwa) · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~56 km · Must-see
• Badush Dam · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tell Hassuna · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~61 km · Must-see
• Suriya waterfall · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dur-Sharrukin · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tarbisu · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~73 km · Must-see
• Musatepe Dam · lake · Uludere · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of dam

Other waterfalls near dam

• Suriya waterfall · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~61 km · Must-see
• Uludere Maya Şelalesi · waterfall · Uludere · ~78 km · Must-see
• شلال وادي دهوك · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~27 km
• كةمب · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~38 km
• شلال · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~38 km
• مصيف شرانش في زاخو · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~51 km
• مصيف شلال زاخو · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~51 km
• شلال شرانش · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~52 km
• Sharansh Waterfall · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~52 km
• شلال شرنش · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~52 km

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