ABU Dam

ABU 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 ABU 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 ABU Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 11.13432, 7.65805. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near ABU Dam

• Pepsi Garden · sanctuary · Kaduna State · ~3 km
• Central Mosque · dargah · Kaduna State · ~3 km
• Chapel of Redemption · church · Kaduna State · ~3 km
• Samaru Mosque · dargah · Kaduna State · ~4 km
• Kufena Hills · fort · Kaduna State · ~6 km
• Zaria City Walls · fort · Kaduna State · ~8 km
• Kampagi Hill · viewpoint · Kaduna State · ~9 km
• War Memorial · fort · Kaduna State · ~9 km
• Emir of Zazzau Palace · fort · Kaduna State · ~10 km
• Queen Amina's wall · fort · Kaduna State · ~10 km
• Zaria City New Central Mosque · dargah · Kaduna State · ~12 km
• Big Sand · beach · Kaduna State · ~15 km
• Smal Sand · beach · Kaduna State · ~15 km
• Konkura Hill · viewpoint · Kaduna State · ~18 km
• Kangimi Reservoir · lake · Kaduna State · ~63 km
• Dlcf Mc Zaria · church · Kaduna State · ~2 km
• Geography Department Mosque · dargah · Kaduna State · ~2 km
• Sculpture Garden · park · Kaduna State · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of ABU Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near ABU Dam

• Kangimi Reservoir · lake · Kaduna State · ~63 km
• Challawa Gorge Reservoir · lake · Kano State · ~98 km
• Bagauda Dam · lake · Kano State · ~117 km
• Tiga Reservoir · lake · Kano State · ~110 km

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