Baqrta

Baqrta: 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 Baqrta

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 Baqrta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.95184, 43.90998. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baqrta

• Qasr Shemamok · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Erbil Civilization Museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mzgawti Xanaqa · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Erbil stones and gem stones museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jalil Khayat Mosque · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~37 km · Must-see
• Syriac Heritage Museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dibis Dam · lake · Kirkuk Governorate · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mar Behnam Monastery · church · Nineveh Governorate · ~62 km · Must-see
• Imgur-Enlil · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~67 km · Must-see
• Nimrud · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~68 km · Must-see
• گردی باقرتە · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~0 km
• Gird-I Matrab · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~2 km
• Kurd Qaburstan · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~7 km
• زوورگەزراو · viewpoint · Nineveh Governorate · ~11 km
• Ga rechts af · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~11 km
• Ga rechtdoor · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~14 km
• Bash Tapa · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~15 km
• Go to lift · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Baqrta

Other forts & heritage near Baqrta

• Qasr Shemamok · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Imgur-Enlil · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~67 km · Must-see
• Nimrud · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tell al-Fakhar · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~80 km · Must-see
• Nuzi · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~90 km · Must-see
• Tell Billa · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~92 km · Must-see
• Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~96 km · Must-see
• Dair Mar Elia · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~99 km · Must-see
• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) · fort · Saladin Governorate · ~100 km · Must-see
• Nebi Yunus · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~100 km · Must-see

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