Dez Protected Area

Dez Protected Area: 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dez Protected Area

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Dez Protected Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.89706, 48.60251. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dez Protected Area

• Chogha Zanbil · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jameh Mosque · dargah · Khuzestan Province · ~35 km · Must-see
• Band-e Kaisar · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~36 km · Must-see
• Haft Tepe · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~41 km · Must-see
• تپه باستانی چغامیش · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chogha Bonut · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gundeshapur · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shush Castle · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~58 km · Must-see
• Susa Museum · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jameh Mosque of Dezful · dargah · Khuzestan Province · ~72 km · Must-see
• Royal Gateway · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km
• Temple of Nusku · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km
• Palace III · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km
• Palace I · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km
• Palace II · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km
• Temple of Napratep Divinities · temple · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km
• Temple of Kiririsha · temple · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km
• Temple of Hishmitik and Ruhuratir · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dez Protected Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Dez Protected Area

• Hawizeh Marshes · sanctuary · ~115 km · Must-see
• Dez National Park · sanctuary · Khuzestan Province · ~23 km
• Karkheh National Park · sanctuary · Khuzestan Province · ~46 km
• Hawr al Murays · sanctuary · ~91 km
• Hawr al Hawizah · sanctuary · Maysan Governorate · ~111 km
• Hawr Limr Sawan · sanctuary · Maysan Governorate · ~115 km
• Karkheh Protected Area · sanctuary · Khuzestan Province · ~29 km
• Pārk-e Kūdak · sanctuary · Khuzestan Province · ~53 km
• Mishodagh Protected Area · sanctuary · Khuzestan Province · ~57 km
• Peyman Garden · sanctuary · Khuzestan Province · ~60 km

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