Gavoshan Dam

Gavoshan 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 Gavoshan 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 Gavoshan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.96308, 46.99301. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gavoshan Dam

• Hajareh Khatoon · dargah · Kurdistan Province · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dar ul-Ihsan · dargah · Kurdistan Province · ~50 km · Must-see
• Abidar · attraction · Kurdistan Province · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ghar-e Ghori Ghaleh Natinoal Natural Monument · waterfall · Kermanshah Province · ~57 km · Must-see
• Vahdat Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kuh-e Chal Ab · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~13 km
• Kuh-e Kamar Kur · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~14 km
• Owraman · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~14 km
• Avalan · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~16 km
• Qola Sanjarkhan · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~17 km
• Seraj od Din · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~29 km
• Gorgan · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~32 km
• Tang-i Var Inscription · fort · Kurdistan Province · ~42 km
• Black Rock · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~45 km
• Kuh-e Sangar Sa`ata · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~45 km
• Asadabad · fort · Kermanshah Province · ~45 km
• Didgah · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~47 km
• Ban Shelanah · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gavoshan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gavoshan Dam

• Vahdat Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Azad Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~72 km
• Daryan Dam · lake · Kermanshah Province · ~82 km
• Garan Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~117 km
• Zarivar Lake · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~126 km
• Darbandikhan Reservoir · lake · Halabja Governorate · ~134 km
• Darbandikhan Dam · lake · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~148 km
• سد زیویه · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~33 km
• Abyari-ye Varleh · lake · Kermanshah Province · ~37 km
• سد سنگ سیاه · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~62 km

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