Shimshara

Shimshara: 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 Shimshara

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 Shimshara — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.12011, 44.56158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shimshara

• Lake Dukan · lake · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jalil Khayat Mosque · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~62 km · Must-see
• Erbil Civilization Museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mzgawti Xanaqa · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~63 km · Must-see
• Erbil stones and gem stones museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~63 km · Must-see
• Qalat-i Dinka · fort · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• Syriac Heritage Museum · museum · Erbil Governorate · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bekhall waterfall · waterfall · Erbil Governorate · ~70 km · Must-see
• Geli Ali Bag waterfall · waterfall · Erbil Governorate · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kew i Kani · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~7 km
• مصيف ارض الريم · waterfall · Erbil Governorate · ~8 km
• Kew i Takawil · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~8 km
• Azadi settlement · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~9 km
• Koya Large Mosque · dargah · Erbil Governorate · ~9 km
• قەڵای کۆیە · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~9 km
• Smaquli Cave · cave · Erbil Governorate · ~9 km
• Jabal Awagird · viewpoint · Erbil Governorate · ~11 km
• Cham i Nazanin · park · Erbil Governorate · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shimshara

Other forts & heritage near Shimshara

• Qalat-i Dinka · fort · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• Qasr Shemamok · fort · Erbil Governorate · ~91 km · Must-see
• Merkuly · fort · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~92 km · Must-see
• Kani Shaie · fort · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~104 km · Must-see
• Nuzi · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~110 km · Must-see
• Tell al-Fakhar · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~122 km · Must-see
• Kunara · fort · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~123 km · Must-see
• Imgur-Enlil · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~129 km · Must-see
• Nimrud · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~138 km · Must-see
• Tell Billa · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~143 km · Must-see

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