Shahan Tower

Shahan Tower: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shahan Tower

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Shahan Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.85042, 42.96522. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shahan Tower

• Halamata Caves with Assyrian relief carvings · cave · Duhok Governorate · ~3 km · Must-see
• Nahum Synagogue · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rabban Hormizd Monastery · Buddhist site · Nineveh Governorate · ~22 km · Must-see
• zakhiko · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mosul Dam Lake · lake · Duhok Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mardaman · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~31 km · Must-see
• Qermez Dere · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tell Arpachiyah (Tepe Reshwa) · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~50 km · Must-see
• shabani · viewpoint · Duhok Governorate · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dalal Bridge · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kalha Zakho · fort · Duhok Governorate · ~51 km · Must-see
• Eski Mosul Bridge · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~52 km · Must-see
• Badush Dam · lake · Nineveh Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Suriya waterfall · waterfall · Duhok Governorate · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tell Hassuna · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jirawanah · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dur-Sharrukin · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tepe Gawra · fort · Nineveh Governorate · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shahan Tower

Other other attractions near Shahan Tower

• Gondik · attraction · Duhok Governorate · ~44 km
• Adad Gate · attraction · Nineveh Governorate · ~69 km
• Nergal Gate · attraction · Nineveh Governorate · ~70 km
• Beit al-Tutunji · attraction · Nineveh Governorate · ~73 km
• كنيسة الساعة · attraction · Nineveh Governorate · ~73 km
• Takyan Höyük · attraction · Silopi · ~78 km
• Amarsava Höyük · attraction · Silopi · ~79 km
• Dahuk · attraction · Duhok Governorate · ~102 km
• Pira Bafe · attraction · Batman · ~105 km
• Ayn Talawi · attraction · Nineveh Governorate · ~106 km

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