Public holidays in Iraq
This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
Date | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
January 1 | New Year's Day | |
January 6 | Army Day | |
March 21 | Nowruz |
Iraqi Kurdistan only. |
April 9 | Liberation Day | Iraqi Kurdistan only. Celebrates the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. |
May 1 | Labour Day | |
July 14 | Republic Day | |
October 3 | National Day | Iraqi Independence Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932 |
December 10 | Victory Day | Celebrates the defeat of the ISIS in Iraq in 2017[1] |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Celebrated by Iraqi Christians. |
variable Islamic | Islamic New Year | |
Ashura | ||
Prophet's Birthday | ||
End of Ramadan (3 days) | ||
Feast of the Sacrifice (4 days) |
Other important dates
These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to mark these dates.[2]
- 10 February: Kurdish Authors Union Day
- 18 February: Kurdish Students Union Day
- 1 March: Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani’s Death
- 7 March : Liberation of Slemani City
- 8 March: Women's Day
- 10 March: Kurdish Clothes Day (Iraqi Kurdistan only)
- 13 March: Liberation of Duhok City
- 16 March: Halabja Day
- 20 March: Liberation of Kirkuk City
- 1 April: Assyrian New Year
- 14 April: Commemoration of Anfal genocide against the Kurds
- 16 April: Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan
- 25 April: Anniversary of First Cabinet of Kurdish Government (1993)
- 13 June: Suleimaniah City Fallen and Martyrs Day
- 11 December: Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union
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