Iraq

Public Holidays

01/01/2023Sovereignty Day in IraqIraq
01/06/2023Armed Forces Day in IraqIraq
03/06/2023National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence in IraqIraq
03/21/2023NowruzAfghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
04/17/2023FAO Day in IraqIraq
05/01/2023International Workers’ Day (Labor Day)Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Ivory Coast, Curacao, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, State of Palestine, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
07/14/2023Republic Day in IraqIraq
10/03/2023National Day in IraqIraq
12/10/2023Victory over Daesh Day in IraqIraq

Cultural Observances

02/10/2023Kurdish Authors Union DayIraq
02/18/2023Kurdish Students Union DayIraq
03/10/2023Kurdish Clothes DayIraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey

Anniversaries and Memorial Days

03/01/2023Mustafa Barzani Memorial Day in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
03/05/20231991 Rebellion Anniversary in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
03/07/2023Sulaymaniyah Liberation Day in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
03/13/2023Duhok Liberation Day in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
03/16/2023Halabja Remembrance Day in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
03/20/2023Kirkuk Liberation Day in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
04/09/2023Liberation Day in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
04/14/2023Anfal Genocide Memorial DayIraq
04/16/2023Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
04/25/2023Anniversary of the First Cabinet of the Kurdish GovernmentIraq
05/16/2023Mass Graves Day in IraqIraq
06/13/2023Sulaymaniyah City Fallen and Martyrs Day in Iraqi KurdistanIraq
08/08/2023Ceasefire Day in IraqIraq
12/11/2023Establishment Anniversary of the Kurdish Women UnionIraq
12/17/2023Kurdish Flag DayIraq

Other Observances

03/21/2023Mother's Day in the Arab WorldEgypt, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Oman, State of Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Religious Holidays

04/22/2023Eid al-FitrAlbania, Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, East Timor, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malawi, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Maldives, Mayotte, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Syria, Sudan, Suriname, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, State of Palestine, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, India, Iran, Eritrea, Mauritius, Mauritania, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan
06/29/2023Eid al-AdhaAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Benin, Bosnia Herzegovina, Burundi, Djibouti, Ivory Coast, Cocos Islands, Comoros, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, East Timor, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Jordan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mayotte, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, State of Palestine, Western Sahara, Yemen, Christmas Island, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Singapore, Somalia, Suriname, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, Pakistan
07/19/2023Islamic New YearBahrain, Malaysia, Morocco, Niger, Cocos Islands, Brunei, Algeria, Gambia, Djibouti, Comoros, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Maldives, Mauritania, Oman, Philippines, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, State of Palestine, Yemen, Western Sahara
07/28/2023Day of AshuraAfghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, India, Bangladesh, Mali
09/27/2023Mawlid (Birth of the Prophet)Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Mayotte, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cocos Islands, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guinea, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka
12/25/2023ChristmasEland, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Island, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Cook Islands, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Ecuador, Estonia, Eritrea, Falkland Islands, Finland, Fiji, Faeroe Islands, France, French Polynesia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guernsey, Guyana, Vatican City, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malta, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Rwanda, Romania, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Syria, Thailand, Tanzania, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay, American Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Venezuela, State of Palestine, Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ukraine