Drive · Kurdistan Region
Erbil city centre → Gali Ali Beg Waterfall
At a glance
- Distance (one-way)
- 130 km
- Driving time
- ~150 min
- Starts from
- Erbil city centre
- Destination
- Gali Ali Beg Waterfall
The road
Paved throughout, continuing past Rawanduz on the historic Hamilton Road — hand-carved through the gorge in the early 20th century, with tunnels and cliffside stretches. Slower and more dramatic than the direct Rawanduz drive; allow extra time to stop at viewpoints.
Worth a stop on the way
- Rawanduz — Natural stop before the final stretch to the falls
At the end of the road
Rawanduz
Gali Ali Beg Waterfall
A 12-metre waterfall in the Rawanduz Gorge, on the historic Hamilton Road, often described as the Kurdistan Region's best-known waterfall.
Make it a full trip
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