Holidays and Observances in Iraq in 2022
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | National holiday |
Jan 6 | Thursday | Army Day | National holiday |
Mar 5 | Saturday | Rebellion Anniversary | Regional holiday |
Mar 6 | Sunday | National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence | National holiday |
Mar 11 | Friday | Anniversary of Signing of the March 11, 1970 Agreement | Regional holiday |
Mar 14 | Monday | Birth Anniversary of the Immortal Barzani | Regional holiday |
Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 21 | Monday | Nowruz | National holiday |
Mar 22 | Tuesday | Nowruz Holiday | Regional holiday |
Mar 23 | Wednesday | Nowruz Holiday | Regional holiday |
Apr 6 | Wednesday | Yazidi New Year | Regional holiday |
Apr 9 | Saturday | Baghdad Liberation Day | Regional holiday |
Apr 9 | Saturday | Fall of the Defunct Dictatorial Regime and the Liberation of Iraq Day | Regional holiday |
May 1 | Sunday | Labor Day | National holiday |
May 2 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr | National holiday |
May 3 | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr holiday | National holiday |
May 4 | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr holiday | National holiday |
May 23 | Monday | Public Sector Holiday | Government Holiday |
Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
Jul 9 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | National holiday |
Jul 10 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha holiday | National holiday |
Jul 11 | Monday | Eid al-Adha holiday | National holiday |
Jul 12 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha holiday | National holiday |
Jul 13 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha holiday | Government Holiday |
Jul 14 | Thursday | Republic Day | National holiday |
Jul 30 | Saturday | Islamic New Year | National holiday |
Aug 8 | Monday | Ashura | National holiday |
Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
Oct 3 | Monday | Iraqi Independence Day | National holiday |
Oct 8 | Saturday | The Prophet's Birthday | National holiday |
Dec 10 | Saturday | Anniversary of Victory over ISIS | National holiday |
Dec 22 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | National holiday |
Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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