Bash Tapa

Bash Tapa: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bash Tapa

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Bash Tapa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.88131, 44.00735. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bash Tapa

• Dibis Dam · lake · Kirkuk Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• Erbil Civilization Museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~41 km · Must-see
• Qasr Shemamok · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mzgawti Xanaqa · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~43 km · Must-see
• Erbil stones and gem stones museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~43 km · Must-see
• Jalil Khayat Mosque · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~44 km · Must-see
• Syriac Heritage Museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tell al-Fakhar · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~70 km · Must-see
• Masjid Kirkuk · dargah · Kirkuk Governorate · ~72 km · Must-see
• Synagogue and shrine Prophet Daniel · dargah · Kirkuk Governorate · ~72 km · Must-see
• زوورگەزراو · viewpoint · Nineveh Governorate · ~12 km
• Gird-I Matrab · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~13 km
• گردی باقرتە · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~15 km
• Baqrta · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~15 km
• Birabat 700m · viewpoint · Nineveh Governorate · ~16 km
• Ga rechts af · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~20 km
• Kurd Qaburstan · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~22 km
• Ga rechtdoor · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bash Tapa

Other forts & heritage near Bash Tapa

• Qasr Shemamok · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tell al-Fakhar · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~70 km · Must-see
• Nuzi · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~76 km · Must-see
• Imgur-Enlil · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~82 km · Must-see
• Nimrud · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~82 km · Must-see
• Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~99 km · Must-see
• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~103 km · Must-see
• Old Assyrian Temple of Ishtar at Assur · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~103 km · Must-see
• Tell Billa · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~107 km · Must-see
• Dair Mar Elia · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~114 km · Must-see

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