Nurek Dam

Nurek Dam: 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 Nurek Dam

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 Nurek Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.37330, 69.34852. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nurek Dam

• Norak Reservoir · lake · Districts of Republican Subordination · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mavlono Tojiddin Mausoleum · dargah · Khatlon Region · ~33 km · Must-see
• St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral · church · Dushanbe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Victory Park · fort · Dushanbe · ~65 km · Must-see
• National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan · museum · Dushanbe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Monument to Ismail Somoni · fort · Dushanbe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Rudaki Park · park · Dushanbe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dushanbe Flagpole · attraction · Dushanbe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mevlana Yakub Charki Mosque · dargah · Dushanbe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ismaili Center · church · Dushanbe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kangurttut necropolis · fort · Khatlon Region · ~20 km
• Baypaza/Boyghozi Hydroelectric Dam · lake · Khatlon Region · ~29 km
• Zoli Zard · fort · Khatlon Region · ~34 km
• Mavlono Obiddin Mausoleum · dargah · Khatlon Region · ~34 km
• Ramit State Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Districts of Republican Subordination · ~56 km
• Rogun Dam · lake · Districts of Republican Subordination · ~63 km
• St Joseph Church · church · Dushanbe · ~64 km
• Khishttepa Buddhist temple · fort · Khatlon Region · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nurek Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nurek Dam

• Norak Reservoir · lake · Districts of Republican Subordination · ~15 km · Must-see
• Iskandarkul · lake · Sughd Region · ~144 km · Must-see
• Baypaza/Boyghozi Hydroelectric Dam · lake · Khatlon Region · ~29 km
• Rogun Dam · lake · Districts of Republican Subordination · ~63 km
• Selburunskoe Reservoir · lake · Khatlon Region · ~73 km
• Obanbori Mŭ'minobod · lake · Khatlon Region · ~81 km
• Sarband (Golovnaya) Hydroelectric Dam · lake · Khatlon Region · ~82 km
• Kuli Juazak · lake · Districts of Republican Subordination · ~114 km
• Timur Dara · lake · Districts of Republican Subordination · ~120 km
• Nurak Reservoir · lake · Khatlon Region · ~1 km

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