The National Museum of Amna Suraka is one of the most important historical sites in the city of Slemani. During the Ba’ath regime era, this site served as the headquarters of the Ba’ath regime intelligence, where thousands of Kurds were subjected to torture and imprisonment. Following the Great Uprising of 1991, this building of death and torture was transformed into a national museum that stands as a witness to the resistance of the Kurdish people. The walls of the prison building still bear the visible marks of bullets and clashes from 1991.

One of the most unique sections of this museum is the “Hall of Mirrors,” which consists of 182,000 shards of broken mirror—each representing a victim of the Anfal campaign—alongside 4,500 lightbulbs symbolizing the destroyed villages. Additionally, the museum includes sections dedicated to the Kurdish Genocide, the war against ISIS, and a folklore department. Reflecting a bloody history full of sacrifice, Amna Suraka stands as a symbol of Slemani’s identity as the “City of Assault and Sacrifice.”

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