Dere Castle

Dere Castle: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dere Castle

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 Dere Castle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.42252, 44.09691. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dere Castle

• Syriac Heritage Museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• Jalil Khayat Mosque · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~32 km · Must-see
• Erbil stones and gem stones museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mzgawti Xanaqa · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see
• Erbil Civilization Museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Geli Ali Bag waterfall · waterfall · Erbil Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kani Bradost · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bekhall waterfall · waterfall · Erbil Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• Qasr Shemamok · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shanadar cave · cave · Erbil Governorate · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Mar Daniel · viewpoint · Nineveh Governorate · ~72 km · Must-see
• St Mattai Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~74 km · Must-see
• قەڵای دێرێ · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~0 km
• Khanzad (Banaman) Citadel · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~13 km
• Kanzad Castle · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~13 km
• Kabj i Beri · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~15 km
• Gulan City · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~18 km
• B35-24 · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dere Castle

Other forts & heritage near Dere Castle

• Qasr Shemamok · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~59 km · Must-see
• Imgur-Enlil · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~81 km · Must-see
• Tell Billa · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~84 km · Must-see
• Jirawanah · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~86 km · Must-see
• Tepe Gawra · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~94 km · Must-see
• Nimrud · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~97 km · Must-see
• Dur-Sharrukin · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~98 km · Must-see
• Nineveh · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~105 km · Must-see
• Nebi Yunus · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~105 km · Must-see
• Bashtabya Castle · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~109 km · Must-see

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