Souk Okaz

Souk Okaz: 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 Souk Okaz

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 Souk Okaz — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 21.46653, 40.64370. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Souk Okaz

• Hunayn · viewpoint · Makkah Region · ~38 km · Must-see
• Al-Sharif Museum · dargah · Makkah Region · ~40 km · Must-see
• Siege of Ta'if · dargah · Makkah Region · ~41 km · Must-see
• Al-Kateb House · attraction · Makkah Region · ~42 km · Must-see
• سد وادي ليه · lake · Makkah Region · ~42 km · Must-see
• Taif Zoo · viewpoint · Makkah Region · ~43 km · Must-see
• Al-Madhoun Mosque · dargah · Makkah Region · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ikrima Dam · lake · Makkah Region · ~48 km · Must-see
• Arafâ Castle · fort · Makkah Region · ~9 km
• Alwefaq · attraction · Makkah Region · ~12 km
• Hanco · attraction · Makkah Region · ~12 km
• Theeb · attraction · Makkah Region · ~12 km
• Mosharafa Palace · fort · Makkah Region · ~16 km
• Bilal Ibn Rabah Grand Mosque · dargah · Makkah Region · ~18 km
• وادي السران · viewpoint · Makkah Region · ~20 km
• Bustan mosque 1 · dargah · Makkah Region · ~21 km
• Prince Badr Mosque · dargah · Makkah Region · ~22 km
• قصر الملك عبدالله · fort · Makkah Region · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Souk Okaz

Other forts & heritage near Souk Okaz

• Jamaraat Bridge · fort · Makkah Region · ~100 km · Must-see
• Maymunah bint al-Harith's tomb · fort · Makkah Region · ~114 km · Must-see
• Makkah Gate · fort · Makkah Region · ~127 km · Must-see
• Shanqal Fort · fort · Makkah Region · ~136 km · Must-see
• Arafâ Castle · fort · Makkah Region · ~9 km
• Mosharafa Palace · fort · Makkah Region · ~16 km
• قصر الملك عبدالله · fort · Makkah Region · ~26 km
• Abdullah Al-Suleiman Palace · fort · Makkah Region · ~35 km
• حصن الوقداني · fort · Makkah Region · ~38 km
• Al-Hazm Gate · fort · Makkah Region · ~40 km

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