Sultan Dam

Sultan 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 Sultan 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 Sultan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.75726, 68.38116. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sultan Dam

• Mas'ud III Minaret · attraction · Ghazni Province · ~27 km · Must-see
• Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III · fort · Ghazni Province · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bahram Shah Minaret · dargah · Ghazni Province · ~27 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Ghazni · fort · Ghazni Province · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kakrak Valley · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gaw Kush (Wardak) · viewpoint · Maidan Wardak Province · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tepe Sardar · attraction · Ghazni Province · ~29 km
• Ruins of Tapa Sardār · Buddhist site · Ghazni Province · ~32 km
• Kōtal-e Zanah Khān · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~37 km
• Turgan Valley · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~38 km
• Kōtal-e Ghūjūrak · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~40 km
• Shesh Gav Kowtal-e · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~45 km
• Shakhi-Mardangar · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~46 km
• Kichasurkh · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~47 km
• Shaki Valley · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~47 km
• Chaki Wardak Dam · lake · Maidan Wardak Province · ~54 km
• Kōtal-e Khar Pēchak · viewpoint · Logar Province · ~57 km
• Shadi-Kor · viewpoint · Ghazni Province · ~59 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sultan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sultan Dam

• Qargah Reservoir · lake · Kabul Province · ~134 km · Must-see
• Shah wa Arus Dam · lake · Kabul Province · ~149 km · Must-see
• Chaki Wardak Dam · lake · Maidan Wardak Province · ~54 km
• Nāwar · lake · Ghazni Province · ~65 km
• Zana Khan Dam · lake · Ghazni Province · ~71 km
• Chaman-e Nāwêr · lake · Ghazni Province · ~85 km
• Nāwêr-e Kōdō · lake · Ghazni Province · ~120 km
• Qargah Dam · lake · Kabul Province · ~134 km
• Band E Chak Water Dam · lake · Maidan Wardak Province · ~54 km
• Kharwar Dam · lake · Logar Province · ~57 km

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