Sulaymaniyah

Worth seeing in and around Sulaymaniyah

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Sulaymaniyah Museum

   The Sulaymaniyah Museum, or Slemani Museum, is an archeological museum located in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is the second largest museum in Iraq, after the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad.

   900 m · Archaeological museum in Kurdistan Region, Iraq · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Amna Suraka

   Amna Suraka is a museum in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

   1.1 km · museum in Sulaimaniyya, Kurdistan Region of Iraq · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ibrahim Pasha Baban

   The Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah, also known as the Grand Mosque and as the Sheikh Ahmad Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in Sulaymaniyah, in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The mosque contains the tomb of Haji Kaka Ahmad, a Kurdish cleric who was known for his donations of food to the needy.

   500 m · It is one of Iraq's historic archaeological mosques. It was built by Prince Ibrahim Pasha Baban in 1784 . The Mosque of Sulaymaniyah is the first mosque established in the city of Sulaymaniyah · Wikipedia
4. 04
   The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

   American University of Iraq, Sulaimani is a not-for-profit, private institution located in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The university offers an American-style liberal arts education.

   7.6 km · Private University in Kurdistan - Iraq · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mount Nisir

   Mount Nisir, mentioned in the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, is supposedly the mountain known today as Pir Omar Gudrun or Pira Magrun, elevation 2,588 m, near the city Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. The name may mean "Mount of Salvation".

   6.6 km · mountain mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Komar University of Science and Technology

   Komar University of Science and Technology is a private university located in the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan region. It was founded in 2009.

   7.7 km · Private University in Kurdistan - Iraq · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kurd's Heritage Museum (Sulaymaniyah)

   The Kurd's Heritage Museum, is a history museum located within the heart of Mawlawi Street of the downtown of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The museum is owned by the Revival of Kurd's Heritage Organisation but administratively, the museum is affiliated with the Sulaymaniyah Directorate of Antiquities and the Sulaymaniyah Museum.

   400 m · History museum about Kurd's heritage · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Tell Kunara

   Tell Kunara is an ancient Near East archaeological site about 10 kilometers southwest of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. It lies on the Tanjaro River.

   8.1 km · ِAkkadian-Lullubian archaeological site in Iraq · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Sulaymaniyah Stadium

   Sulaymaniyah Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Sulaymaniyah FC. In 2017, Sulaymaniyah Stadium became the first stadium in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to be internationally recognized by the Asian Football Confederation.

   1 km · stadium in Iraq · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Newroz International Stadium

    Newroz International Stadium is a football stadium in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of Newroz SC. The stadium has a capacity of 14,500 spectators.

    5.5 km · Stadium in Iraq · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Sulaimaniya has a great view from outside, above the mountains around it (Goizha, Azmar, Piramagrwn and Baranan). The city is in the phase of transition from a usual city to a tourism city in every sense of the word.

1. 01
   Sulaymaniyah Museum
2. 02
   Amna Suraka Museum

   Kurdish for "Red Intelligence Museum", located in a former Ba'ath intelligence headquarters and prison, it draws particular attention to the Ba'ath regime's brutal treatment of local Kurds.

3. 03
   Kurd's Heritage Museum
4. 04
   Zamwa Gallery

   Open year-round, it displays the works of the artists of the city.

5. 05
   Azadi Park

   It is huge and has a giant mast with the Kurdish flag fluttering.

From Wikivoyage: Sulaymaniyah, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

There is a bowling centre, Azadi park and other places to visit.

1. 01
   Chavy Land

   Despite the unfortunate name, this is an impressive theme park with various rides, a cable car to the mountain top and an aqua park.

From Wikivoyage: Sulaymaniyah, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Sulaymaniyah

Airports

Kirkuk (KIK), 99 km · Erbil (EBL), 154 km · Baghdad / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW), 278 km

• Kirkuk → Sulaymaniyah

  95 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · $9–12
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• Arbil → Sulaymaniyah

  146 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · $15–20
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• Baghdad → Sulaymaniyah

  265 km · quickest by road, 6h 3m · $29–40
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