Public holidays in Iraq

This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.

DateNameNotes
January 1New Year's Day
January 6Army Day
March 21Nowruz
May 1Labour Day
July 14Republic Day
October 3National DayNational Iraqi Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932
December 10Victory DayVictory over Daesh ISIS
December 25Christmas Day
Muharram 1Islamic New Year
Muharram 10Ashura
Rabi' al-Awwal 12The Prophet's Birthday
Shawwal 1End of Ramadan (3 days)
Dhu al-Hijjah 10Feast of Sacrifice (4 days)
Dhu al-Hijjah 18 Eid al-Ghadir
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