Amna Suraka Museum - Saddam's torture cells

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Statutes depicting how the Kurds were tortured.

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Amna Suraka operated from 1979 until 1991 as a “secret” prison, where the Baath regime had interrogated, tortured and killed Kurdish prisoners. Iraq. 7th September 2011

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To enter Amna Suraka, you are guided through a memorial resembling a tunnel of mirrors. Over 5,400 small light bulbs patterned the ceiling and over 182,000 jagged glass pieces were cemented to the walls of the narrow hallway.

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Amna Suraka operated from 1979 until 1991 as a “secret” prison, where the Baath regime had interrogated, tortured and killed Kurdish prisoners. Iraq. 7th September 2011

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Bullet holes coat the outer walls and the blankets and pillows present at the '91 uprising are still lying on the floor of the inner cells.

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Bullet holes coat the outer walls and the blankets and pillows present at the '91 uprising are still lying on the floor of the inner cells.

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Bullet holes coat the outer walls and the blankets and pillows present at the '91 uprising are still lying on the floor of the inner cells.

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Amna Suraka operated from 1979 until 1991 as a “secret” prison, where the Baath regime had interrogated, tortured and killed Kurdish prisoners. Iraq. 7th September 2011

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Statutes depicting how the Kurds were tortured.

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Statutes depicting how the Kurds were tortured.

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Amna Suraka operated from 1979 until 1991 as a “secret” prison, where the Baath regime had interrogated, tortured and killed Kurdish prisoners. Iraq. 7th September 2011

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Amna Suraka operated from 1979 until 1991 as a “secret” prison, where the Baath regime had interrogated, tortured and killed Kurdish prisoners. Iraq. 7th September 2011

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Statutes depicting how the Kurds were tortured.

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Amna Suraka operated from 1979 until 1991 as a “secret” prison, where the Baath regime had interrogated, tortured and killed Kurdish prisoners. Iraq. 7th September 2011

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Statutes depicting how the Kurds were tortured.

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Amna Suraka operated from 1979 until 1991 as a “secret” prison, where the Baath regime had interrogated, tortured and killed Kurdish prisoners. Iraq. 7th September 2011

The building is called 'Red Security' in English, due to its original red painted walls. It was home to all horrors of the repressive Saddam regime.

Today, Amna Suraka is a museum displaying shocking relicts of Saddam's genocide of the Kurds. Many of the rooms will be disturbing for visitors, discretion and proper preparation is strongly advised.