Public holidays in Iraq

This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.[1][2]

Date Name Notes
January 1 New Year's Day
January 6 Army Day
March 21 Nowruz
May 1 Labour Day
July 14 Republic Day
October 3 National Day National Iraqi Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932[3]
December 10 Victory Day Victory over Daesh ISIS.
December 25 Christmas Day
Muharram 1 Islamic New Year
Muharram 10 Ashura
Rabi' al-Awwal 12 The Prophet's Birthday
Shawwal 1 End of Ramadan (3 days)
Dhu al-Hijjah 10 Feast of Sacrifice (4 days)
Dhu al-Hijjah 18 Eid al-Ghadir
  1. ^ "Iraqi president signs controversial holiday law". Shafaq News. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ^ "الرئيس العراقي يقرر إضافة يومين إلى الأعياد الوطنية.. وثيقة". شفق نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ^ "Iraq Public Holidays in 2021 - Calendarific". Calendarific.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

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