Nilah

Nilah: 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 Nilah

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 Nilah — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.74639, 71.04111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nilah

• Qal‘ah-ye Sorkhī · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~55 km · Must-see
• Combat Outpost Keating · fort · Nuristan Province · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kuh-e Bandaka · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pīr Yakhhā-ye Darah Sakhī · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bamburait valley · viewpoint · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sar-e Rāst Darah · viewpoint · Nuristan Province · ~11 km
• Kohe Mondi · viewpoint · Nuristan Province · ~15 km
• Darah-ye Yōmī · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~16 km
• Kōh-e Tūlōksā · viewpoint · Nuristan Province · ~17 km
• کوشان مجنان · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~20 km
• Kuh-e Shashgal · viewpoint · Badakhshan Province · ~26 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Bōkōs · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~36 km
• Kōtal-e Kishmaītān · viewpoint · Nuristan Province · ~38 km
• Kōtal-e Pārūn · viewpoint · Nuristan Province · ~41 km
• Wir Ān · viewpoint · Nuristan Province · ~44 km
• Kunjī Band · viewpoint · Nuristan Province · ~46 km
• Kōtal-e Peshāwur · viewpoint · Nuristan Province · ~49 km
• Purchu · viewpoint · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ~53 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nilah

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nilah

• Ḩowẕ-e Kamanduk · lake · Takhar Province · ~90 km · Must-see
• Ḩowẕ-e Bōkōs · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~36 km
• Ḏanḏ-e Zenōr · lake · Nuristan Province · ~54 km
• Khapero Daud · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~54 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Darah-ye Sakhī · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~64 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Darah-ye Kishtī · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~78 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Ghāt-e Chashmah · lake · Panjshir Province · ~81 km
• Ḩowẕ-e Nār · lake · Takhar Province · ~99 km
• Kōl-e Bēzangī · lake · Badakhshan Province · ~109 km
• Āb Qalāt · lake · Takhar Province · ~113 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Afghanistan

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