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25 overview entries across 24 dates
25 recorded confirmed
0 estimated / awaiting confirmation
4 weekend dates
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Iraq has 16 confirmed nationwide public-holiday occurrences in 2026 under Law No. 12 of 2024 and dated official evidence. Sector-only, community-specific, Kurdistan Region and temporary public-sector closures are not flattened into the national list.
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Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
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Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide statutory holiday occurrence; stored separately because Eid al-Fitr and Nowruz coincide on 21 March 2026. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
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Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
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Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
Confirmed nationwide public holiday under Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and the dated 2026 Central Bank calendar or year-specific official notice. No substitute or bridge day is inferred. Date role: Public.
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Dated Central Bank holiday only as of the review date; no nationwide statutory public-holiday claim is made. Date role: Restricted.
Law No. 12 of 2024 makes Christmas a special official holiday for Christians; the Central Bank calendar also lists it. It is not flattened into a nationwide public holiday. Date role: Restricted.
Assumption: Saturday and Sunday are non-working days, plus the listed public holidays. This is your planning assumption, not a universal legal workweek. Employer schedules may differ. Only supported holiday dates are included. Each jurisdiction is calculated independently. Local, sector-only and part-day entries are excluded. Use the country or region selector above to focus the results.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Confirmed · Scope: regional · Checked 2026-10-04
Confirmed Kurdistan Region public holiday from the official 2026 KRG calendar; not a nationwide Iraq row.
Confirmed · Scope: regional · Checked 2026-10-04
Confirmed Kurdistan Region public holiday from the official 2026 KRG calendar; not a nationwide Iraq row.
KRG 2026 Eid al-Adha official holiday announcement
Confirmed · Scope: regional · Checked 2026-10-04
Confirmed additional Kurdistan Region government holiday on 26 May, preceding the statutory four-day Eid al-Adha period.
Community, bank and announcement-dependent dates
Reviewed · Scope: scope_limit · Checked 2026-10-04
Christmas and other Article 2 dates are community-specific special holidays and are not flattened nationwide. National Day and Victory Day are not listed in Article 1; dated bank or one-off government scope is stored separately. Republic Day is not a nationwide statutory holiday.
Central Bank of Iraq 2026 official-holiday calendar
Confirmed · Scope: restricted · Checked 2026-10-04
Law No. 12 of 2024 makes Christmas a special official holiday for Christians; the Central Bank calendar also lists it. It is not flattened into a nationwide public holiday.
Central Bank of Iraq 2026 official-holiday calendar
Confirmed · Scope: restricted · Checked 2026-10-04
Dated Central Bank holiday only as of the review date; no nationwide statutory public-holiday claim is made.
Central Bank of Iraq 2026 official-holiday calendar
Confirmed · Scope: government_bank · Checked 2026-10-04
National Day is a dated Central Bank holiday and fell within the one-off public-sector Sovereignty Days closure; it is not in Law No. 12 of 2024.
2026 Iraqi Sovereignty Days public-sector closure
Confirmed · Scope: government · Checked 2026-10-04
One-off public-sector closure for Iraqi Sovereignty Days; not a recurring statutory public holiday.
2026 Eid al-Adha public-sector closure
Confirmed · Scope: government · Checked 2026-10-04
Temporary public-sector closure before the four statutory Eid al-Adha days; not represented as a nationwide public holiday.
2026 Eid al-Fitr public-sector closure
Confirmed · Scope: government · Checked 2026-10-04
Temporary public-sector closure after the statutory Eid al-Fitr period; not represented as a nationwide public holiday.
2026 Eid al-Fitr public-sector closure
Confirmed · Scope: government · Checked 2026-10-04
Temporary public-sector closure before the statutory Eid al-Fitr period; not represented as a nationwide public holiday.
2026 Eid al-Fitr closure and first-day determination
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-04
The Sunni Endowment fixed 20 March as 1 Shawwal; the law supplies the three-day public-holiday duration. The wider government closure is stored separately.
25 August 2026 Prophet birthday official holiday notice
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-04
Official notice confirms 12 Rabi al-Awwal on 25 August 2026.
Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024 and 2026 official calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-04
Fixed statutory date supported by the current law and the dated 2026 official calendar.
16 June 2026 Islamic New Year official holiday notice
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-04
Official notice confirms 1 Muharram on 16 June 2026.
4 June 2026 Eid al-Ghadir official holiday decision
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-04
Council decision confirms the actual dated occurrence.
2026 Eid al-Adha closure and first-day determination
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-04
The endowment determination fixed 27 May as 10 Dhu al-Hijjah; the law supplies four statutory days. The 26 May government closure is stored separately.
Reviewed · Scope: official_calendar · Checked 2026-10-04
Authoritative dated 2026 calendar. National Day, Victory Day and Christmas are retained only in their defensible bank, government or community scope where the statute does not establish a nationwide public holiday.
Official Holiday Law No. 12 of 2024
Reviewed · Scope: legal_basis · Checked 2026-10-04
Current nationwide legal framework. It defines weekly holidays, national fixed holidays, Islamic lunar holidays, community-specific special holidays, holy-city powers and temporary Council of Ministers holidays.
Law No. 12 of 2024 defines the national framework. Islamic dates are controlled by Iraqi religious determinations, while Article 2 community holidays and Article 4 temporary closures have narrower scope.
Temporary government closures are stored separately and do not become recurring public holidays.
The Central Bank calendar supports bank scope where relevant; it does not by itself expand community or government dates nationwide.
No school closure is inferred beyond supported public-holiday scope.
Verify lunar dates and services against current official announcements.
2026 dates are confirmed from actual official evidence. 2027 and 2028 are provisional projections.
Law No. 12 treats it as a special Christian holiday. It is not flattened nationwide; KRG and bank scope are recorded separately.
No nationwide statutory status was found. The KRG recognizes 14 July regionally.
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OfficePublicHolidays.com · Iraq 2026