Public holidays in Iraq

This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.

DateNameNotes
January 1New Year's Day
January 6Army Day
March 21Nowruz

Iraqi Kurdistan only.

April 9Liberation DayIraqi Kurdistan only. Celebrates the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.
May 1Labour Day
July 14Republic Day
October 3National DayIraqi Independence Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932
December 10Victory DayCelebrates the defeat of the ISIS in Iraq in 2017[1]
December 25Christmas DayCelebrated by Iraqi Christians.
variable IslamicIslamic 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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References
  1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-parade/iraq-holds-victory-parade-after-defeating-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E407Z
  2. National holidays and key dates in the Kurdistan Region’s history
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