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Public holidays in Iraq, 2022

Holiday dates17vs 2021: +0

Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.

On weekdays12not on the weekend
On the weekend5weekend: Fri・Sat
Breaks of 3+ days5
World rank46 / 245median 14 days

All public holidays in 2022

DateDayHoliday
Jan 1, 2022Sat (weekend)New Year's Day
Jan 6, 2022ThuArmy Day
Feb 8, 2022TueFebruary 8 Revolution
Mar 21, 2022MonNowruz
May 1, 2022SunLabor Day
May 2, 2022MonEid al-Fitr
May 3, 2022TueEid al-Fitr
May 4, 2022WedEid al-Fitr
Jul 8, 2022Fri (weekend)Day of Arafah
Jul 9, 2022Sat (weekend)Eid al-Adha
Jul 10, 2022SunEid al-Adha
Jul 11, 2022MonEid al-Adha
Jul 14, 2022ThuJuly 14 Revolution
Jul 17, 2022SunJuly 17 Revolution
Jul 30, 2022Sat (weekend)Islamic New Year
Aug 8, 2022MonAshura
Oct 8, 2022Sat (weekend)Prophet's Birthday

By month and weekday

Iraq 2022: holidays per monthJan: 2JanFeb: 1FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 4MayJun: 0JunJul: 7JulAug: 1AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec
Iraq 2022: holidays per weekdayMon: 4MonTue: 2TueWed: 1WedThu: 2ThuFri: 1FriSat: 4SatSun: 3Sun

Breaks of 3 or more days in 2022

PeriodLengthHolidays
Jan 6, 2022 – Jan 8, 20223 daysArmy Day
Apr 29, 2022 – May 4, 20226 daysLabor Day・Eid al-Fitr
Jul 8, 2022 – Jul 11, 20224 daysDay of Arafah・Eid al-Adha
Jul 14, 2022 – Jul 17, 20224 daysJuly 14 Revolution・July 17 Revolution
Dec 30, 2022 – Jan 1, 20233 daysNew Year's Day

Holiday count by year

Iraq: holiday dates per year2010: 1720102011: 172012: 172013: 172014: 172015: 1820152016: 172017: 172018: 172019: 172020: 1720202021: 172022: 172023: 172024: 162025: 1620252026: 152027: 162028: 162029: 162030: 162030

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World ranking of holiday counts, 2022 →

National public holidays only; regional holidays and observances may differ. Some religious holidays depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day — check official announcements.