Must-see lake · Turpan, Xinjiang
Aydingkol
艾丁湖 ئايدىڭكۆل
Aydingkol is a lake in Turpan, Xinjiang.
Aydingkol: 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 Aydingkol
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 Aydingkol — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.65503, 89.27106. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Aydingkol
- Gaochang ruins · fort · Turpan · ~39 km · Must-see
- Turpan Museum · museum · Turpan · ~41 km · Must-see
- Astana-Karakhoja Tombs;Astana Graveyard · fort · Turpan · ~41 km · Must-see
- Yanghai Cemetery · fort · Turpan · ~46 km · Must-see
- Site of Yar City · fort · Turpan · ~47 km · Must-see
- Karez · sanctuary · Turpan · ~48 km · Must-see
- Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves · cave · Turpan · ~50 km · Must-see
- Tuyoq Thousand Buddha Caves · cave · Turpan · ~52 km · Must-see
- Turfan volcano · viewpoint · Turpan · ~34 km
- Big Buddha Temple ruins · fort · Turpan · ~37 km
- Gaochang Gucheng (ruins of the Hun City, BC200) · fort · Turpan · ~37 km
- Southeast Temple ruins · fort · Turpan · ~38 km
- Exploration Area 2 · fort · Turpan · ~38 km
- Khan Fort ruins · fort · Turpan · ~38 km
- Exploration Area 3 · fort · Turpan · ~38 km
- Northern exploration area · fort · Turpan · ~39 km
- 台藏塔遗址 · fort · Turpan · ~39 km
- emin minaret · fort · Turpan · ~39 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Aydingkol
- Huoyanshan Reservoir · lake · Turpan · ~54 km
- Yar Lake Grotto · lake · Turpan · ~48 km
- Kanerqi Shuiku · lake · Turpan · ~139 km
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Frequently asked
Is Aydingkol full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Aydingkol yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Aydingkol?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Aydingkol?
Nearby: Gaochang ruins (fort, 39 km), Turpan Museum (museum, 41 km), Astana-Karakhoja Tombs;Astana Graveyard (fort, 41 km), Yanghai Cemetery (fort, 46 km), Site of Yar City (fort, 47 km), Karez (sanctuary, 48 km).
Is Aydingkol worth visiting?
Aydingkol is listed as a must-see lake in Xinjiang on Spotwander.