OMAR Mine Museum

Located in Kabul, Afghanistan, the OMAR Mine Museum contains a collection of 51 types of land mines out of the 53 used in Afghanistan over the years. OMAR is an acronym for the Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation. The collection includes unexploded ordnance, cluster bombs and airdrop bombs used by the War in Afghanistan.

A Sukhoi Su-7 at the OMAR Mine Museum

Butterfly mines

Mine display

The museum also displays a variety of other military hardware from wars fought in Afghanistan over the recent decades, including artillery, surface-to-air missiles, and a collection of Soviet military aircraft.

For security reasons, the museum is not open for casual visitors. All appointments must be made through the main OMAR office.

Aircraft on display

• Su-7
• Yak-40
• L-39
• Mi-8
• Mig-17
• An-2
• Mi-24
• Yak-11

See also

• List of museums in Afghanistan

References

• Organisation for Mine Clearance & Afghan Rehabilitation
• Aviation Museum

External links

Blog entries describing visits to the museum:

• The Velvet Rocket.com: OMAR Mine Museum
• TravelBlog.org: OMAR Mine Museum
• Blog.vm.ee—Our Man in Kabul: OMAR Mine Museum

Coordinates: 34°33′35″N 69°12′07″E / 34.55986°N 69.20184°E / 34.55986; 69.20184