Erbil Stones and Gems Museum

[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).