Tabqa Dam

Tabqa 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 Tabqa 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 Tabqa Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.87097, 38.56391. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tabqa Dam

• Qal'at Ja'bar · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Soura · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Resafa · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~40 km · Must-see
• Euphrates Lake · lake · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~42 km · Must-see
• Heraqla · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~43 km · Must-see
• Raqqa Museum · museum · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• Barbalissos · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Qasr al-Banat · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Uways al-Qarni Mosque · dargah · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tell Meskene · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tuttul · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tell Zeidan · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tell es-Sweyhat · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tall Munbāqa · fort · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~69 km · Must-see
• Habbubah al Kabirah · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jebel Aruda · fort · Aleppo Governorate · ~73 km · Must-see
• Al-Furqan Mosque · dargah · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~4 km
• Jabal `A'id · viewpoint · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tabqa Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tabqa Dam

• Euphrates Lake · lake · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mansoura Dam · lake · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~21 km
• Buhayrat al Asad · lake · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~48 km
• Surrat Dalhah · lake · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~70 km
• Tishrin Dam · lake · Aleppo Governorate · ~83 km
• Surat al Murud · lake · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~83 km
• Lake Jabbūl · lake · Aleppo Governorate · ~108 km
• Tishrin Reservoir · lake · Aleppo Governorate · ~114 km
• Bi'r Ash Sha`r · lake · Hama Governorate · ~145 km
• Baath Dam · lake · Ar-Raqqa Governorate · ~22 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Syria

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