Kale

Kale: 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 Kale

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 Kale — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.21935, 43.98919. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kale

• Sar e Zardna · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hakkâri Cilo and Sat Mountains National Park · sanctuary · Yüksekova · ~31 km · Must-see
• Uludoruk Dağı · viewpoint · Yüksekova · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Cilo · viewpoint · Yüksekova · ~37 km · Must-see
• Emir Şaban Camii · dargah · Çukurca · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aslandağ Dam · lake · Şemdinli · ~52 km · Must-see
• Beyyurdu Dam · lake · Şemdinli · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dergehê Behdînan - ده‌رگه‌ها بادینان · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shanadar cave · cave · Erbil Governorate · ~59 km · Must-see
• Qimmah Sari Dari · viewpoint · Duhok Governorate · ~0 km
• Afef · viewpoint · Duhok Governorate · ~5 km
• Gire Xinzir · viewpoint · Duhok Governorate · ~6 km
• Girê Piramît · viewpoint · Duhok Governorate · ~7 km
• Jabal Nirwasitu · viewpoint · Van · ~7 km
• Deliktaş Mağarası · cave · Van · ~8 km
• ruined houses · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~8 km
• Barchala · viewpoint · Duhok Governorate · ~9 km
• tarihi alan · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kale

Other forts & heritage near Kale

• Dergehê Behdînan - ده‌رگه‌ها بادینان · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jirawanah · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~101 km · Must-see
• Nahum Synagogue · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~120 km · Must-see
• Segonbad · fort · West Azerbaijan Province · ~128 km · Must-see
• Tepe Gawra · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~129 km · Must-see
• Dur-Sharrukin · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~130 km · Must-see
• Tell Billa · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~130 km · Must-see
• Dimdim Castle · fort · West Azerbaijan Province · ~132 km · Must-see
• Geoy Tepe · fort · West Azerbaijan Province · ~134 km · Must-see
• Dalal Bridge · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~144 km · Must-see

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