Ali Kosh

Ali Kosh: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ali Kosh

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Ali Kosh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.55786, 47.32481. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ali Kosh

• Paqala Hezarani Castle · fort · Ilam Province · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bahram Chobin Canyon · viewpoint · Ilam Province · ~75 km · Must-see
• Aliabad (DL-71) · fort · Ilam Province · ~3 km
• Tapah Mūsiyān · fort · Ilam Province · ~3 km
• Tepe Garan (DL-34) · fort · Ilam Province · ~3 km
• Tepe Garan · fort · Ilam Province · ~3 km
• Emamzade Seyed Akbar · fort · Ilam Province · ~8 km
• گلال ابو حديرية · viewpoint · Maysan Governorate · ~12 km
• Tepe Farukhabad (DL-32) · fort · Ilam Province · ~12 km
• Tepe Murabad (DL-86?, DK11) · fort · Ilam Province · ~14 km
• وادي الحلم الاربعة · viewpoint · Maysan Governorate · ~16 km
• Tepe Birobijah 1 (DK-9) · fort · Ilam Province · ~16 km
• Tepe Sabz (DL-31) · fort · Ilam Province · ~17 km
• Tepe Birobijah 2 (DK-10) · fort · Ilam Province · ~17 km
• Baulah (DL-24) · fort · Ilam Province · ~17 km
• Tepe Chakali (DL-19) · fort · Ilam Province · ~19 km
• Tepe Ramon (DL-27) · fort · Ilam Province · ~20 km
• Chagha Sefid (DL-23) · fort · Ilam Province · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ali Kosh

Other forts & heritage near Ali Kosh

• Paqala Hezarani Castle · fort · Ilam Province · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pur Ashraf Sheykh Makan Castle · fort · Ilam Province · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mir Gholam Hashemi Castle · fort · Ilam Province · ~82 km · Must-see
• Susa Museum · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~120 km · Must-see
• Shush Castle · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~120 km · Must-see
• Shikaft-e Gulgul · fort · Lorestan Province · ~131 km · Must-see
• Qaryat Wasit al Athariyah · fort · Wasit Governorate · ~134 km · Must-see
• Haft Tepe · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~135 km · Must-see
• Gundeshapur · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~145 km · Must-see
• Chogha Bonut · fort · Khuzestan Province · ~146 km · Must-see

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