Salkhad Dam

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

Best time to visit Salkhad Dam

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

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 Salkhad Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.49010, 36.72959. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Salkhad Dam

• Salkhad Castle · fort · As-Suweida Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Jabal ad Duruz · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mosque of Omar · dargah · Dar'a Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ancient City of Bosra · fort · Dar'a Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• As Suwayda National Museum · museum · As-Suweida Governorate · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jawa · fort · Mafraq · ~39 km · Must-see
• Salim · fort · As-Suweida Governorate · ~46 km · Must-see
• Maximianopolis in Arabia- Shaqqa · fort · As-Suweida Governorate · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tall al Habs · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~4 km
• Tall Rafqah · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~9 km
• Khirbat al `Ullayqah · fort · As-Suweida Governorate · ~9 km
• Tall al `Ayn · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~10 km
• Tall al Khidr · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~12 km
• Tall Sabsabi · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~12 km
• Tall Maryam · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~13 km
• Defenn · fort · As-Suweida Governorate · ~13 km
• Tall Sabahi · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~13 km
• Tall Ma`z · viewpoint · As-Suweida Governorate · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Salkhad Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Salkhad Dam

• Hexagon Pool · lake · North District · ~139 km · Must-see
• Sea of Galilee · lake · North District · ~141 km · Must-see
• Azraq Wetland Reserve · lake · Zarqa · ~92 km
• Al-Wehda Dam · lake · Dar'a Governorate · ~106 km
• King Talal Dam · lake · Jarash · ~117 km
• Al Arayes Lake · lake · Irbid · ~125 km
• Degania Dam · lake · North District · ~139 km
• סכר אלומות · lake · North District · ~140 km
• עין אבוקה · lake · North District · ~140 km
• Ein Nezem · lake · North District · ~143 km

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