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Iraq Public Holidays 2021

See also: 2021 public holidays in Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and worldwide.

This page contains the list of Iraq 2021 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Iraq official public holidays in 2021 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Jan Friday New Year's Day (Sovereignty Day)
Jan Wednesday Army Day (1921) (except Kurdistan)
Mar Friday Rebellion Anniversary (1991) (Kurdistan) regional
Mar Sunday Spring Day (Nowruz)
Apr Friday Baghdad Liberation Day (Kurdistan) regional
May Saturday Labor Day
May Thursday Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)
May Friday Eid al Fitr Holiday
May Saturday Eid al Fitr Holiday banks
July Wednesday Republic Day
July Tuesday Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
July Wednesday Eid al Adha Holiday
July Thursday Eid al Adha Holiday
July Friday Eid al Adha Holiday
Aug Monday Islamic New Year
Aug Wednesday Ashura
Oct Sunday National Iraqi Day
Oct Monday Moulad (The Prophet's Birthday)
Dec Friday Anniversary of the Victory over Daesh/ISIS
Dec Saturday Christmas Day

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Recent Iraq Public Holidays News and Updates


Below is a list of recent news and updates related to Iraq public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).

Global Holidays Observed in Iraq (beta)


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Iraq, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2019-2029).

Iraq Background Information and Links