Azad Dam

Azad 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 Azad 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 Azad Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.33462, 46.54973. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Azad Dam

• Kenacheh Cave · fort · Kurdistan Province · ~32 km · Must-see
• Uraman Takht · attraction · Kurdistan Province · ~35 km · Must-see
• Abidar · attraction · Kurdistan Province · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dar ul-Ihsan · dargah · Kurdistan Province · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hajareh Khatoon · dargah · Kurdistan Province · ~51 km · Must-see
• Vahdat Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ghar-e Ghori Ghaleh Natinoal Natural Monument · waterfall · Kermanshah Province · ~60 km · Must-see
• Halabja Monument · fort · Halabja Governorate · ~69 km · Must-see
• Gavoshan Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~72 km · Must-see
• Qal`eh-ye Peychun · fort · Kurdistan Province · ~6 km
• Kurremyane · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~11 km
• Qale Bard · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~23 km
• قلعه برد · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~23 km
• Kuh-e Sangar Sa`ata · viewpoint · Kurdistan Province · ~27 km
• کانی بل · waterfall · Kurdistan Province · ~32 km
• جر فیله · cave · Kurdistan Province · ~34 km
• Pirshalyar · fort · Kurdistan Province · ~35 km
• Daryan Dam · lake · Kermanshah Province · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Azad Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Azad Dam

• Vahdat Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gavoshan Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bukan Reservoir · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~138 km · Must-see
• Daryan Dam · lake · Kermanshah Province · ~37 km
• Garan Dam · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~45 km
• Zarivar Lake · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~55 km
• Darbandikhan Reservoir · lake · Halabja Governorate · ~82 km
• Darbandikhan Dam · lake · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~101 km
• سد زریبار · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~52 km
• دریاچه زریبار Zaribar Lake · lake · Kurdistan Province · ~53 km

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