Valide Dam

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

Best time to visit Valide Dam

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

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 Valide Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.19116, 28.98797. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Valide Dam

• New Dam · lake · Sarıyer · ~0 km · Must-see
• Atatürk Arboretum · lake · Sarıyer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Falih Rıfkı Atay Tabiat Parkı · sanctuary · Sarıyer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary · church · Sarıyer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Büyükdere Camii · dargah · Sarıyer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sadberk Hanım Museum · museum · Sarıyer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ali Kethüda Camii · dargah · Sarıyer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Yoros Castle · fort · Beykoz · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Sarıyer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Abdulhakim Sanjak Mosque · dargah · Sarıyer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Yeniköy sinagogu · attraction · Sarıyer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Isman Reis Camii · dargah · Sarıyer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Emirgan waterfall · waterfall · Sarıyer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Serbostani Mustafa Ağa Camii · dargah · Beykoz · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sakıp Sabancı Museum · museum · Sarıyer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Emirgan Hamid-i Evvel Camii · dargah · Sarıyer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rumelifeneri Yeni Cami · dargah · Sarıyer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rumeli Lighthouse · beach · Sarıyer · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Valide Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Valide Dam

• New Dam · lake · Sarıyer · ~0 km · Must-see
• Atatürk Arboretum · lake · Sarıyer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Küçükçekmece · lake · Avcılar · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ömerli Reservoir · lake · Pendik · ~47 km · Must-see
• Durusu Lake · lake · Arnavutköy · ~48 km · Must-see
• Büyükçekmece Barajı · lake · Büyükçekmece · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gökçe Barajı · lake · Termal · ~85 km · Must-see
• Tahtalı Göleti · lake · Derince · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake İznik · lake · Çiftlikköy · ~117 km · Must-see
• Uluabat Lake · lake · Karacabey · ~148 km · Must-see

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