Keban Dam

Keban 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 Keban 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 Keban Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.80738, 38.75719. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Keban Dam

• Lake Sülüklü · lake · Ağın · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Arapgir · church · Arapgir · ~44 km · Must-see
• Arapgir Ulu Camii · dargah · Arapgir · ~46 km · Must-see
• Keban Reservoir · lake · Pertek · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elazığ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum · museum · Elâzığ · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elazığ Culture Park · park · Elâzığ · ~52 km · Must-see
• İzzet Pasha Mosque · dargah · Elâzığ · ~54 km · Must-see
• Alacalı Camii · dargah · Elâzığ · ~55 km · Must-see
• Harput Ulu Camii · dargah · Elâzığ · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pertek Castle · fort · Pertek · ~56 km · Must-see
• Harput Castle · fort · Elâzığ · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sungur Bey Camii · dargah · Pertek · ~62 km · Must-see
• Apçağa Köy Camii · dargah · Kemaliye · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ali Demirsoy Natural History Museum · museum · Kemaliye · ~69 km · Must-see
• Karanlık Kanyonu · viewpoint · Kemaliye · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fırat Nehri · river spot · Keban · ~2 km
• Yusuf Ziya Paşa Camii · dargah · Keban · ~3 km
• Denizli kervansarayı Denizli Makit Han (Keban Denizli) · fort · Keban · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Keban Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Keban Dam

• Lake Sülüklü · lake · Ağın · ~25 km · Must-see
• Keban Reservoir · lake · Pertek · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Hazar · lake · Elâzığ · ~83 km · Must-see
• Medik Barajı · lake · Yazıhan · ~86 km · Must-see
• Sultansuyu Barajı · lake · Akçadağ · ~102 km · Must-see
• Seyrantepe Dam · lake · Karakoçan · ~126 km · Must-see
• Pembelik Dam · lake · Karakoçan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Atatürk Reservoir · lake · Kâhta · ~140 km · Must-see
• Polat Barajı · lake · Doğanşehir · ~142 km · Must-see
• Cipköy Dam · lake · Elâzığ · ~38 km

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