Public holidays in Iraq 2028

There are 16 public holidays in 2028. 10 of them fall on a working day.

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All 16 public holidays in Iraq 2028

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
SaturdayNew Year's Dayرأس السنة الميلادية
ThursdayArmy Dayعيد الجيش
SaturdayEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)
SundayEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)
MondayEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)
ThursdayCommemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi peopleذكرى جرائم البعث والأنفال والهجوم على حلبجة
TuesdayNowruzعيد نوروز
MondayLabor Dayعيد العمال العالمي
ThursdayDay of Arafah (estimated)يوم عرفة (تقديري)
FridayEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
SaturdayEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
SundayEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
SaturdayEid al-Ghadir (estimated)عيد الغدير (تقديري)
ThursdayIslamic New Year (estimated)رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)
SaturdayAshura (estimated)عاشوراء (تقديري)
ThursdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري)

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2028

11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Sun 2 Jan, Mon 3 Jan, Tue 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan31 Dec – 8 Jan 2028492.3New Year's Day, Army Day
Tue 29 Feb, Wed 1 Mar, Thu 2 Mar25 Feb – 4 Mar 2028393Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sun 12 Mar, Mon 13 Mar, Tue 14 Mar, Wed 15 Mar10 Mar – 18 Mar 2028492.3Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
Sun 19 Mar, Mon 20 Mar16 Mar – 21 Mar 2028263Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people, Nowruz
Wed 22 Mar, Thu 23 Mar21 Mar – 25 Mar 2028252.5Nowruz
Sun 30 Apr28 Apr – 1 May 2028144Labor Day
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May1 May – 7 May 2028273.5Labor Day, Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 8 May, Tue 9 May, Wed 10 May, Thu 11 May4 May – 13 May 20284102.5Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Ghadir (estimated)
Sun 21 May, Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May19 May – 27 May 2028492.3Islamic New Year (estimated)
Sun 30 Jul, Mon 31 Jul, Tue 1 Aug, Wed 2 Aug28 Jul – 5 Aug 2028492.3Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Sun 31 Dec29 Dec – 1 Jan 2029144New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2028?

16 public holidays. 6 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Labor Day: take 1 day of leave (30 Apr) and you get 4 days off in a row, 28 Apr – 1 May 2028.

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