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Slemani Museum

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👍👍 Nice place, very historic and features alot of cool and old antiques, People often mention museum, closed, Museum, visit, history, artifacts, building, small, Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi,


Address

Sulaymany museum, Şeqamî Bêxud, Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq

Website

www.slemanimuseum.org

Contact

+964 53 320 0609

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (330 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: (National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence), 8 AM to 5 PM, Hours might differ
  • Thursday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: 8 AM to 5 PM

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  • 4/5 Haval S. 5 years ago on Google • 508 reviews
    Nice museum located in good location, it has reasonable amount of artifacts. The only problem there is no defination about the artefacts.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bevil 1 year ago on Google • 90 reviews
    Nice place, very historic and features alot of cool and old antiques,
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 sana 2 years ago on Google • 66 reviews
    Great location!! and very interesting place although the building is too small (that you don't really know where to look coz all the trials are closely collected together), it has many ancient trails but the only problem is they are not reserved well, it's very unfortunate and unresponsible of them to put the trails especially the large ones like that where you could easily touch them at this point I doubt if they are real or just fake ones. Let's not forget the fact there's no date or evidence based data about the trials which again got my attention. The simply named the trials without even mentioning the place they found in or when it dates back to. I just hope someone could take a better care of the trials rather than leaving them like that.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hawre A. 5 years ago on Google
    The Slemani Museum was established in 14/7/1961. It was first placed in downtown Slemani. After that it moved to its current building in Salem Street in 1979. Due to the Iraq-Iran War, the Museum was closed between 1980 and 1988. After the war, it was re-opened. Shortly after it was closed again because the invasion of Kuwait, the Gulf war and consequently Kurdistan uprising until its re-opening in 20/8/2000
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Husam Ibrahem A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The main museum in the city of Sulaimaniyah and one of the most important museums in Iraq with its important archaeological and historical exhibits, which are invaluable materially and morally. (Original) المتحف الرئيسي في مدينة السليمانية و أحد أهم المتاحف في العراق بمعروضاته الأثرية والتاريخية المهمة و التي لا تقدر بثمن ماديا و معنويا فيه الكثير من المعروضات الأثرية التي تعود إلى العهود القديمة للمناطق المحيطة بمدينة السليمانية و فيه معروضات من أماكن أثرية من مختلف مدن العراق
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Hina Farhan M. 5 years ago on Google
    A very small museum but nice, has lots of ancient artifacts excavated around Kurdistan region. I wish they were labeled properly along with history and more information about that particular piece. The staff was very helpful, it was a good experience for the children as well.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 serwan hama a. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Hawai has u saghi bha moo karmeh ndany jakaneh rezin (Original) هیوای له ش ساغی بۆهه مو کارمه ندانی جێکه ی ریزن
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hassan C. 4 years ago on Google
    U need to visit the museum more often so you know more
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Samir m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A place worth visiting (Original) مكان يستحق الزيارة
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bassem A. 3 years ago on Google
    It is an archaeological museum located in the heart of the city of Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and is considered the second largest museum in Iraq, after the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad in terms of contents. It contains many artifacts dating back to prehistoric times and Islamic and Ottoman eras. The museum was officially opened on July 14, 1961. At the beginning of the museum’s history it consisted of a small building in the Shorsh district, i.e. the revolution, after several years, it got a new and large building in the heart of Salem Street in Sulaimaniyah in 1980 AD, the current building has an area of ​​6000 square meters, It is a one-story building, and the artifacts are displayed in one small hall but were recently refurbished by UNESCO. At the time of the Iran-Iraq war, the museum was completely closed to the public. It was re-opened for a very short period in 1990. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the museum was closed again, but it was officially reopened by Jalal Talabani on August 20, 2000 AD, and in 2011 it was closed to maintenance work by UNESCO and it was reopened in 2015 after its reconstruction.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Raweya Molod A. 2 years ago on Google • 112 reviews
    a lot of work in this museum, full of the old stories of Mesopotamia, don't leave Slemani with out visiting the original story of this grateful city.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Adel F. 8 months ago on Google • 46 reviews
    Loved the Museum, the main focus is prehistoric period and the evolution of first farming villages, strongly advising visiting it, No fee just free entry.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Mohammed A. 1 month ago on Google • 281 reviews New
    بێویستہ گرگنی زیاتری پیبدرێت .

  • 4/5 Rasha T. 7 months ago on Google • 28 reviews
    Nice museum despite it is small but contain unique historical prices.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 B A. 2 years ago on Google • 25 reviews
    Beautiful museum with a decent amount of antiquities, although it's small but it is alright for a small city like Sulaymaniah. Also there is a lack of data about the antiquities. It is free to enter which is great, and the staff was friendly except for that one security guy who kept following us in a weird way making it very obvious that he is watching us, I don't know why to be honest but it surely made us uncomfortable.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Erbil g. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) New archeology in the museum (Original) أثار جديدة في المتحف
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 عمر �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) ⚘ (Original) ⚘
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MUSTAFA F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Sulaymaniyah Museum is an archaeological museum located in the heart of the city of Sulaymaniyah, it was established in 1961 to be the third oldest museum in Iraq after the Iraqi National Museum and the Mosul Museum, and it includes many artifacts dating back to the stone ages, Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Islamic and late Ottoman eras. The museum was officially inaugurated on July 14, 1961. At the beginning of the museum’s history it consisted of a small building in the Church neighborhood, and in 1980 the museum moved to the current building on Salem Street, with an area of ​​6000 square meters, and consisting of one floor, the museum was closed completely during the war Iraqi Iranian. It was reopened for a very short period in 1990 AD and the museum closed again, and in 2000 it reopened and in 2011 it was closed for maintenance work by UNESCO and reopened in 2015 after its reconstruction. (Original) متحف السليمانية هو متحف أثري يَقع في قلب مدينة السليمانية، تأسس عام 1961 ليكون ثالث اقدم متحف في العراق بعد المتحف الوطني العراقي ومتحف الموصل، ويَضم العديد من القطع الأثرية التي تعود إلى العصور الحجرية والعصور السومرية والبابلية والآشورية والعصور الإسلامية والعثمانية المتأخرة. أفتتح المَتحف رسمياً في 14 يوليو، 1961. في بداية تاريخ المَتحف كان يَتألف من مبنى صغير في حي شورش، وفي عام 1980 انتقل المتحف الى المبنى الحالي في شارع سالم، ويبلغ مساحته 6000 متر مربع، ومكون من طابق واحد، اُغلق المَتحف تماماً ابان الحرب العراقية الإيرانية. وقد أُعيد فتحة لفترة قصيرة جداً في عام 1990م واُغلق المَتحف مجدداً، وفي عام 2000 أُعيد أفتتاحه وفي عام 2011 أُغلق لأعمال الصيانة من قبل اليونسكو وأُعيد أفتتاحه في عام 2015م بعد إعادة أعماره.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Khalid a. 4 years ago on Google
    It is a very nice, quite place, full of live and kind people. Everything a family need can find. You should see it
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 braheem a. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wow! (Original) روووووووعه
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Soft g. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A very upscale place (Original) مكان راقي جداً
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Badria R. 2 years ago on Google
    Important place, shows some part of the history, needs to be more developed
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 shangar K R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Sulaymaniyah Library (Original) مۆزەخانەی سلێمانی
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 اطياف عبد �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice place and valuable info (Original) المكان حلوو ومعلومات ذات قيمة
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 black i. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place to have a look at the beautiful history of sulaimani You need to get a visit
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 engineer barzani archaeologist B. 5 years ago on Google
    nice
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 محمد �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice (Original) جميل
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Erd A. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Born (Original) Ne
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Samsung A. 1 year ago on Google • 16 reviews
    Great museum to visit. I read all the information there was and it took me a total of 2,5 hours to complete it. There were several tablets with the added info 'letter to person x' or ' grain supply', etc. But unfortunately nothing was translated. It was just general info. Besides that it was a great experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Valentina A. A. 6 years ago on Google
    An informative Civilization museum tells stories of past generations through their remaining works.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Noor K. 6 years ago on Google
    It's an interesting place to visit with so many pieces from history but the place is not that huge so that you can't see all pieces and also it's hard to find a parking place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Mohammed N. 5 years ago on Google
    The Erbil Civilization Museum is an archeological museum which is located within the city of Hawler, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. It is the second largest museum in Iraqi Kurdistan, after the Sulaymaniyah Museum in Sulaymaniyah Governorate in terms of contents and collections
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Peshmargay K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The symbolism of the Ceyhan caste (Original) پێشمەرگە سۆمبوولی ئاشتی جیهان
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sana Z. 4 years ago on Google
    my grandpa not here???
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ali A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very, very, very neat ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. (Original) راوعة جدا جدا جدا ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Elena Gallego �. 2 years ago on Google • 239 reviews
    If you want to know more about the history of the area ( prehistoric times, Sumerian area) come to visit this museum. It’s small, you can go around in 30 min. Explanations are in English.

  • 4/5 Jassim A. 1 month ago on Google • 217 reviews New
    This museum is one of the largest museums in Iraqi Kurdistan, as it contains many ancient archaeological vessels, statues, rocks and sculptures dating back thousands of years since the time of the Sassanians and Aryans. It is considered the first of its kind in the region and schools, institutes and colleges are allowed to view or visit this museum in order to learn and understand generations. Their country's heritage is thousands of years old

  • 1/5 David W. 1 year ago on Google • 171 reviews
    Their own website has the wrong hours. It says "open daily 10am-17:30pm" but we showed up at noon on a Saturday and were told it's closed Saturday (probably Friday too). Places should keep their websites up to date! It's very annoying to try to plan a trip when you're inundated with false information

  • 5/5 Salah H. 1 year ago on Google • 29 reviews
    The Sulaymaniyah Museum (Kurdish: Muzhakhani Selmani) is an archaeological museum located in the heart of the city of Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is considered the second largest museum in Iraq, after the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad in terms of contents. It includes many artifacts dating back to the prehistoric period, the Islamic and the late Ottoman eras. The museum was officially opened on July 14, 1961. At the beginning of the history of the museum, it consisted of a small building in the Al-Shorsh neighborhood, meaning the revolution, after several years, it acquired a new and large building In the heart of Salem Street in Sulaymaniyah in the year 1980 AD,[1] the current building has an area of ​​6000 square meters, and consists of one floor. The artifacts are displayed in one small hall, but it was recently renovated by UNESCO, at the time of the Iran-Iraq war, the museum was completely closed to the public. It was reopened for a very short period in 1990 AD. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the museum was closed again, but it was officially reopened by Jalal Talabani on August 20, 2000,[2][3] and in 2011 it was closed for maintenance by UNESCO and reopened in 2015 after its reconstruction .

  • 1/5 Benoite M. 2 years ago on Google
    The muséum is closed on Friday although Google and the muséum website mentioned its open!!! We are very disappointed to come all this way and we find the door closed.

  • 4/5 Rawen 11 months ago on Google
    Good quality and lots of things to see

  • 3/5 Hardi T. 1 year ago on Google
    There are items that's only there available, like gilgamesh tablet Good to visit Good to take your kids

  • 2/5 Abu A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I have not yet visited him and he certainly speaks of some myths (Original) لم ازره بعد واكيد انه يتحدث عن بعض الخرافات

  • 5/5 Sari -. 1 year ago on Google
    The museum is being renewed gradually, and it is getting better and better. The most adorable section is the child museum.

  • 3/5 Travelleronamission T. 1 year ago on Google
    Not sure about the opening hours. We came around 3-4pm, it was closed and we were told to come back the next day, but we were traveling so couldn't visit it.

  • 1/5 Muhammed Bagher R. 4 years ago on Google
    It is closed because of repair and reconstruction Don't go there already.

  • 1/5 Benjamin J. 4 years ago on Google
    Closed for repair

  • 5/5 Dler A. 2 years ago on Google
    Slemani Musuem is one of the most beautiful museums in Iraq. Many significant ancient artifacts are on display. Some artifacts are one of a kind such as a tablet from epic of Gilgamesh. There are different sections exhibiting artifacts from different prehistorical and historical periods. Admission is free!

  • 5/5 Diyar Bakir W. 2 years ago on Google
    Sulaymaniah Museum, i visited when i was in first grade of university with my colleague in Garmian university, we visited and we write a Report about sulaymaniah Museum, in general they kept some pieces of antique of History of Kurdistan

  • 5/5 Haider A. E. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The ancient and other monuments are sure on the reason for distinguishing them from others (Original) الاثار القديمة وغيرها اكيد عي سبب تميزها عن الغير 👌

  • 3/5 Haval K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A place worth visiting (Original) Ein Ort, der einen Besuch wert ist

  • 4/5 Kardo S. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing and provides alot of historical information about the area with most of the objects being original

  • 4/5 Kewan Fwad G. 4 years ago on Google
    Liked it

  • 5/5 Kuestan S. 3 years ago on Google
    It is a nice place to see historical artifacts

  • 3/5 Mahmood S. 7 years ago on Google
    Good Experiance

  • 4/5 Kusay Talib k. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A wonderful museum opposite the Nichtemann market (Original) متحف رائع مقابل سوق نيشتيمان

  • 5/5 طه �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Worth a visit (Original) يستحق الزيارة

  • 5/5 حسين علي �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Lovely (Original) جميل

  • 3/5 masood a. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Arbil Archaeological Museum (Original) متحف اربيل الاثري

  • 5/5 muhamad m. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) WoW (Original) ووو

  • 2/5 ameer A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) it's OK (Original) لا باس به

  • 3/5 Ian W. 3 years ago on Google
    Small but worth a visit. 3 rooms full mainly of pottery. If you are interested in archaeology or conservation then it has to be worth a visit.

  • 5/5 Christopher P. 4 years ago on Google
    Small museum but definately worth visiting if you're into the history of Mesopotamia.

  • 3/5 Ahmad Saleh T. 4 years ago on Google
    Modest.

  • 5/5 Muhammad2017 M. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wonderful museum (Original) متحف رائع

  • 3/5 Ranjdar A. 7 years ago on Google
    It is a good and hestorical place but need more attention from the government. You can see very old and historical articles that there history returns to hundred years ago.

  • 4/5 مهيمن �. 9 years ago on Google
    كلشي حلوة جدا جدا

  • 2/5 aso h. 10 years ago on Google
    حةيف موزةخانةى شاريكي،ديريني وةم هةولير ئاوابي من المؤسف ان يكون حال متحف مدينة قديمة كمدينة ارببل ان يكون هكذا ببن الاهمال وعدم الاهتمام

  • 4/5 Akar G. 3 years ago on Google
    Because it was a good place to see history of sulaymaniah city

  • 3/5 Hameed A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) لاباس به (Original) لاباس به

  • 4/5 bahman r. 3 years ago on Google
    lovely great place to vist and get to knowing kurdish history.

  • 5/5 Osama Shukir Muhammed A. 3 years ago on Google
    Best of the best

  • 1/5 Eltjo van w. 3 years ago on Google
    Closed due to covid.

  • 5/5 MUKRYAN_KURDISH 3 years ago on Google
    bmw

  • 4/5 ايمن كيمنك r. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) good (Original) جيد

  • 3/5 Wisam A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A distinctive, wonderful and multi-place museum (Original) متحف مميز ورائع و متعدد الاماكن

  • 3/5 Wleed A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice place and museum worth visiting (Original) مكان جميل ومتحف يستحق الزيارة

  • 5/5 Maher J. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A beautiful and heritage place (Original) مكان جميل وتراثي

  • 3/5 fati Z. 3 years ago on Google
    Because it was closed

  • 1/5 N 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) All I go to visit the museum I find is closed (Original) كل ما اذهب لزيارة المتحف اجده مغلق

  • 3/5 Antsar A. 3 years ago on Google

  • 2/5 Haider S. 4 years ago on Google
    Poor place with a little to see

  • 3/5 jahed s. 4 years ago on Google
    Good place to visit with expat s

  • 1/5 Andrzej K. 4 years ago on Google
    closed!!!!!!!! renovation! please change opening hours!

  • 3/5 FALAH D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Its ok (Original) ل بأس به


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