Halabja Monument — Attraction in Halabja District

The Halabja Monument is a memorial located in the city of Halabja, in Kurdistan region, that commemorates the victims of the Halabja chemical attack of 1988.

The monument is a powerful symbol of remembrance and serves as a reminder of the atrocities committed against the Kurdish people during the Anfal campaign. The structure consists of a large concrete cube with an open top, filled with twisted metal fragments and fragments of destroyed buildings. The names of the victims are inscribed on a marble plaque, and a flame burns perpetually at the center of the monument. The Halabja Monument serves as a symbol of resilience and the Kurdish people's determination to overcome the atrocities committed...

If you want to do your best to understand this region, I feel like a trip to Halabja (Monument and nearby Shahidan Cemetery) and Amna Suraka (Red Museum) in Sulaymaniyah are three important things to do. There are no words for the atrocious and horrendous evil that has been committed against the Kurdish people. My heart is broken for them and this place.

I recommend taking a local friend or someone who can translate for you. Google translate can help with the signage, but the guides at the monument have always shared their stories when I've visited, and google doesn't translate speech. The personal stories have been so impactful to me to hear, and I've heard them use Kurdish and...

Halabja Monument with a circular shape and on area ( 1600 sqm ) built on the gate of Halabja city. It’s 19.88 m height. With (sixteen) columns and (four) hards and ( sixteen) fingers leads to the sky and among these fingers we see the earth symbol, these are the sign of chemical bombardment disaster. It’s a anti humanity disaster and regime of ba’ath did against kurds for their own purposes and tries to destroy universal systems. Total fingers has a random growth it’s similar to Kurdistan’s map and columns surrounding it’s a sign of smoke and chemical bombardment. Yearly a thousands of tourists visit this monument also the kurds reminiscent this...