Darunta Dam

Darunta 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 Darunta 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 Darunta Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.48489, 70.36353. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Darunta Dam

• Kāsah-ye Band-e Darūntah · lake · Nangarhar Province · ~3 km
• Mausoleum of King Amanullah Khan · fort · Nangarhar Province · ~12 km
• Tetsu Nakamura · fort · Nangarhar Province · ~13 km
• Jalalabad · lake · Nangarhar Province · ~13 km
• Ghārō Bayṯah · cave · Laghman Province · ~15 km
• Nandarra · fort · Nangarhar Province · ~19 km
• Hadda · attraction · Nangarhar Province · ~20 km
• Tapa Shotor · fort · Nangarhar Province · ~20 km
• Hajji Dunya Gul Niazi Jamia Masjid · dargah · Laghman Province · ~33 km
• Spinkay Ghar · viewpoint · Nangarhar Province · ~38 km
• Badpush Pass · viewpoint · Kabul Province · ~62 km
• Shomash Kandaw · viewpoint · Kunar Province · ~62 km
• Madi Kats Ghar · viewpoint · Nangarhar Province · ~63 km
• Kowb-e Dowlat Ghar · viewpoint · Nangarhar Province · ~65 km
• Surobi Dam · lake · Kabul Province · ~69 km
• Safēd Kōh · viewpoint · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ~69 km
• Chalas Ghar · viewpoint · Kunar Province · ~70 km
• Agani Pass · viewpoint · Nangarhar Province · ~72 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Darunta Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Darunta Dam

• Naghlu Dam · lake · Kabul Province · ~77 km · Must-see
• Warsak Dam · lake · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ~123 km · Must-see
• Kāsah-ye Band-e Darūntah · lake · Nangarhar Province · ~3 km
• Jalalabad · lake · Nangarhar Province · ~13 km
• Surobi Dam · lake · Kabul Province · ~69 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Khāş · lake · ~81 km
• Bara Dam · lake · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ~104 km
• Lake Mundol · lake · Nuristan Province · ~111 km
• Gandao Dam · lake · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ~122 km
• Mohmand Dam · lake · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ~136 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Afghanistan

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