Lake Hammar

Lake Hammar: 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 Lake Hammar

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 Lake Hammar — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.76169, 47.00970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Hammar

• Tall Abū al-Dhahab · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~38 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Imam Ahmad ibn Ali · fort · Basra Governorate · ~48 km · Must-see
• Umm al Binni lake · lake · Maysan Governorate · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tall Abū Ṣālabīkh · fort · Basra Governorate · ~15 km
• Shariat al Luqait · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~19 km
• قلعة لقيط · fort · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~24 km
• Hor Salin ruins · fort · Basra Governorate · ~26 km
• West Hammar Marshes · sanctuary · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~32 km
• سدة الفرات القاطعة · beach · Basra Governorate · ~32 km
• Bab Salmeti · fort · Basra Governorate · ~34 km
• Dulayat Dhulah · viewpoint · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~36 km
• CS7 · viewpoint · Basra Governorate · ~37 km
• K Bridge · viewpoint · Basra Governorate · ~38 km
• Abara · fort · Basra Governorate · ~38 km
• فلكة الغدير · fort · Basra Governorate · ~39 km
• CS6 · viewpoint · Basra Governorate · ~41 km
• Shariat al Hammadiyah · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~41 km
• Main entrance to the shrine · fort · Basra Governorate · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Hammar

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Hammar

• Umm al Binni lake · lake · Maysan Governorate · ~68 km · Must-see
• Shariat al Luqait · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~19 km
• Shariat al Hammadiyah · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~41 km
• Hawr Abu Shadhar · lake · Basra Governorate · ~58 km
• Karmat Musa · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~61 km
• Karuk · lake · Dhi Qar Governorate · ~78 km
• Haur ad Daima · lake · Maysan Governorate · ~84 km
• Birkat ash Shataniyah · lake · Maysan Governorate · ~89 km
• Khabrat al Amiyah · lake · Basra Governorate · ~90 km
• Al Khudayrah · lake · Maysan Governorate · ~94 km

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