Amna Suraka, Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq

4.5 (48 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Sulaymaniyah Speciality Museums

Very Worthwhile

My wife and I toured Amma Suraka/Red Security Museum with a tour guide. The facility is much larger than I anticipated and is very worthwhile. There are several different sections including some outside exhibits. We enjoyed the museum a lot and thought it was very worthwhile. I recommend visiting with a guide as you will learn a lot more about the facility and its history.
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Address

21st St, Sulaymaniyah 46001 Iraq

Website

http://www.amnasuraka.org

Current local date and time now

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 16:35

User Ratings

4.5 based on (48 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5Jeff K 5:00 PM Jan 17, 2022
    Very Worthwhile
    My wife and I toured Amma Suraka/Red Security Museum with a tour guide. The facility is much larger than I anticipated and is very worthwhile. There are several different sections including some outside exhibits. We enjoyed the museum a lot and thought it was very worthwhile. I recommend visiting with a guide as you will learn a lot more about the facility and its history.
  • 5sebonhols 5:00 PM Aug 2, 2014
    Great Museum
    Amna Suraka is a mix of museums. It has some examples of how Saddam's secret police treated people; it commiserates the loss of life during the 1991 exodus of Kurds from the cities, and there is a tank park where you can literally climb all over them. The key exhibit is the mirror hall with a mirror for every Kurd killed by the Saddam regime in around 1988; and a light for every village destroyed. It's not a cheerful place, but it's not too depressing either. All this in a potential movie set of pockmarked buildings damaged in the various wars. One of my top spots.

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