- Other important dates
- References
This is a list of public holidays in Iraq. | Date | Name | Notes |
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| January 1 | New Year's Day | | January 6 | Armed Forces Day | | March 10 | Kurdish Clothes Day | Iraqi Kurdistan only. | | March 21 | Nowruz | | 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 Islamic State in Iraq in 2017[1] | | December 25 | Christmas Day | | variable Islamic | Islamic New Year | | Ashura | | Prophet's Birthday | | End of Ramadan (3 days) | | Feast of the Sacrifice (4 days) |
Other important datesThese 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
- 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
References1. ^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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