Samarra Barrage

Samarra Barrage: 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 Samarra Barrage

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 Samarra Barrage — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.19689, 43.85523. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Samarra Barrage

• Al-Askari Shrine · dargah · Saladin Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Great Mosque of Samarra · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Qasr al Ashaq · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tell es-Sawwan · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Samarra Archaeological City · dargah · Saladin Governorate · ~22 km · Must-see
• Jami Abu Dalaf · dargah · Saladin Governorate · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Tharthar · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~69 km · Must-see
• Belquara Palace · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~1 km
• Tomb of Ali Al-Hadi · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~2 km
• Tomb of Hasan Al-Askari · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~2 km
• Malwiya · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~3 km
• Malwiya · sanctuary · Saladin Governorate · ~3 km
• samarra park · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~4 km
• Bab al-Amma · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~5 km
• Caliph's palace (Dar al-Khilafa) · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~5 km
• Samarra Centre Zone · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~5 km
• al-Quwayr · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~5 km
• Jawsaq Palace · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Samarra Barrage

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Samarra Barrage

• Lake Tharthar · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Habbaniyah · lake · Al-Anbar Governorate · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamrin · lake · Diyala Governorate · ~134 km · Must-see
• samarra park · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~4 km
• Saddat Samarra · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~30 km
• Al Therthar Lacke · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~77 km
• Khabrat Tarrah · lake · Al-Anbar Governorate · ~90 km
• Adhaim Dam · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~91 km
• Adhaim Reservoir · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~94 km
• Ramadi Barrage · lake · Al-Anbar Governorate · ~125 km

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