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 | |
| April 9 | Liberation Day | Celebrates the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. (Only in Kurdistan region of Iraq) |
| 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 | Victory over Daesh ISIS |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| Muharram 1 | Islamic New Year | |
| Muharram 10 | Ashura | |
| Safar 20 | Arbaeen | |
| Rabi' al-Awwal 12 | The Prophet's day of birth | |
| Shawwal 1 | End of Ramadan (3 days) | |
| Dhu al-Hijjah 10 | 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.
- 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
References
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Public holidays in Iraq, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.