Mosul Dam

Mosul 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Mosul Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Mosul Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.62984, 42.82065. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mosul Dam

• Qermez Dere · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~16 km · Must-see
• Eski Mosul Bridge · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~18 km · Must-see
• zakhiko · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tell Arpachiyah (Tepe Reshwa) · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mosul Dam Lake · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Badush Dam · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tell Hassuna · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Halamata Caves with Assyrian relief carvings · cave · Duhok Governorate · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nahum Synagogue · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rabban Hormizd Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tarbisu · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mardaman · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dur-Sharrukin · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~48 km · Must-see
• Yahya Al-Taleb Mosque · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bashtabya Castle · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mosul Grand Mosque · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tepe Gawra · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• Great Mosque of al-Nuri · dargah · Nineveh Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mosul Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mosul Dam

• Mosul Dam Lake · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Badush Dam · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Musatepe Dam · lake · Uludere · ~106 km · Must-see
• Kavşaktepe Dam · lake · Uludere · ~106 km · Must-see
• Ballı Dam · lake · Uludere · ~108 km · Must-see
• Şırnak Dam · lake · Uludere · ~113 km · Must-see
• Suwārah Tūkah · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~69 km
• Înishkê · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~88 km
• Munkhafad Mujamma Mai · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~102 km
• Hawr Umm adh Dhiyabah · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~143 km

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