 Erbil Stones and Gems Museum within theCitadel of Erbil | |
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| Established | 1 January 2014 (2014-01-01) (originally inShaqlawa), relocated to the Citadel in 2016 |
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| Location | Erbil Citadel,Erbil,Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Coordinates | 36°11′25″N44°00′34″E / 36.19023°N 44.00936°E /36.19023; 44.00936 |
| Type | Mineralogy, Geology, Gemstones |
| Collections | Stones, gems, fossils, meteorites |
| Founder | Sarbast Majeed |
| Owner | Sarbast Majeed |
| Public transit access | Erbil City Center |
| Website | Facebook page |
Erbil Stones and Gems Museum is a small museum located within theCitadel of Erbil, at the heart of the city ofErbil (Hawler), the capital ofIraqi Kurdistan.
The museum was founded (and is owned) by Sarbast Majeed.[1] Majeed, a graduate of Mosul College of Sciences, Department of Geology in 1985, had gathered his 40-year collection of gemstones from many parts of the world and displayed it originally in a house in the small city of Shaqlawa (northeast of Hawler) in 2014.[2]
In 2016, the museum was relocated to the Citadel of Erbil and now occupies one of the traditional 2-story renovated buildings.
The museum displays a multitude of common and rare stones and gems from within Iraq and many other countries as well as meteorite fragments and fossils and a variety of other items; the first and only of its kind in the Republic of Iraq and its Kurdistan Region.[3] There is a shop on the 1st (upper) floor that sells genuine stones as well as replicas. The museum's entry is 1500 Iraqi Dinars (approximately $1.0). No-flash photography is allowed but photography of any kind within the shop is prohibited.
