Shirin Dam

Shirin Dam: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Shirin Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Shirin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.37744, 44.50787. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shirin Dam

• Synagogue and shrine Prophet Daniel · dargah · Kirkuk Governorate · ~18 km · Must-see
• Masjid Kirkuk · dargah · Kirkuk Governorate · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nuzi · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tell al-Fakhar · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dibis Dam · lake · Kirkuk Governorate · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shirin Dam Lake · lake · Kirkuk Governorate · ~1 km
• جەوەڵ بۆر · viewpoint · Kirkuk Governorate · ~7 km
• Khirr i Yahyawah · viewpoint · Kirkuk Governorate · ~9 km
• Jabal Chilman · viewpoint · Kirkuk Governorate · ~9 km
• Jabal Bawr · viewpoint · Kirkuk Governorate · ~10 km
• Cham a Tu · viewpoint · Kirkuk Governorate · ~15 km
• Tell Matarrah · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~16 km
• Chwar Bra Memorial · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~17 km
• Kirkuk Park · park · Kirkuk Governorate · ~17 km
• تەنور · beach · Kirkuk Governorate · ~17 km
• Arrapha · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~17 km
• تل الواسطي · beach · Kirkuk Governorate · ~17 km
• قيصرية · fort · Kirkuk Governorate · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shirin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shirin Dam

• Dibis Dam · lake · Kirkuk Governorate · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Dukan · lake · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~108 km · Must-see
• Shirin Dam Lake · lake · Kirkuk Governorate · ~1 km
• Dukan Dam · lake · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~95 km
• Adhaim Reservoir · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~96 km
• Adhaim Dam · lake · Saladin Governorate · ~113 km
• Lake Kanaw · lake · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~126 km
• Gomaspan Dam · lake · Erbil Governorate · ~127 km
• Darbandikhan Dam · lake · Sulaymaniyah Governorate · ~141 km
• Qanus Island · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~145 km

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