Ballı Dam

Ballı Dam: 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 Ballı Dam

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 Ballı Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.40739, 42.83254. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballı Dam

• Uludere Maya Şelalesi · waterfall · Uludere · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kavşaktepe Dam · lake · Uludere · ~4 km · Must-see
• Musatepe Dam · lake · Uludere · ~8 km · Must-see
• Şırnak Dam · lake · Uludere · ~12 km · Must-see
• shabani · viewpoint · Duhok Governorate · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kato Dağı · viewpoint · Beytüşşebap · ~33 km · Must-see
• Suriya waterfall · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kalha Zakho · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dalal Bridge · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Judi · viewpoint · Şırnak · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mardaman · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ain Diwar Bridge · fort · Batman · ~69 km · Must-see
• Citadel of Cizre · fort · Cizre · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cizre Ulu Camii · dargah · Cizre · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jabal Gurvil · viewpoint · Van · ~6 km
• Gir e Heshki · viewpoint · Van · ~9 km
• Sumak peak · viewpoint · Van · ~9 km
• İhtiyarbaşı Tepesi · viewpoint · Uludere · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ballı Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ballı Dam

• Kavşaktepe Dam · lake · Uludere · ~4 km · Must-see
• Musatepe Dam · lake · Uludere · ~8 km · Must-see
• Şırnak Dam · lake · Uludere · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mosul Dam Lake · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~86 km · Must-see
• Çetin Barajı · lake · Şirvan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Illisu Dam · lake · Dargeçit · ~110 km · Must-see
• Kirazlık Dam · lake · Tillo · ~111 km · Must-see
• Badush Dam · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~132 km · Must-see
• Suwārah Tūkah · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~70 km
• Înishkê · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~72 km

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