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Iraq (Kurdistan) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Dinar (IQD)
  • Internet domain: .iq - Telephone code: +964 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +3 (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Friday & Saturday
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    Thursday september 28, 2023Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday october 27, 2023MarathonSports events
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    Sunday november 26, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday january 1, 2024National DayNational Day
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    Sunday january 7, 2024Winter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday february 18, 2024Students Union DaySchool holidays
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    Sunday february 25, 2024Parliamentary electionSpecial Events
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    Tuesday march 5, 2024Uprising DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday march 6, 2024National Day of Tolerance and CoexistenceEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday march 7, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Monday march 11, 2024Uprising DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday march 14, 2024Heroes DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday march 21, 2024NowruzZoroastrian
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    Sunday march 24, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday)

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    Thursday september 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Marathon

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    Friday october 27, 2023
    Sports events : Www.erbilmarathon.org/ 2023 edition confirmed

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Sunday november 26, 2023
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    National Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the day when American forces returned the presidential palace to the Iraqi authorities on Dec. 31, 2008.

    Winter holiday (end)

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    Sunday january 7, 2024
    School holidays : Erbil International School
    https://iscerbil.sabis.net
    Schooling in Kurdistan is mandatory till age 14
    Teaching languages: Kurdish, English
    Schools are closed on Friday & Saturday
    Number of instructional days: 170
    Number of public schools: 6,700
    Number of private schools: 445
    School uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till July 2024 in international school -- beginning of school year is Sep 13 in public schools

    Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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    Students Union Day

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    Sunday february 18, 2024
    School holidays :

    Parliamentary election

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    Sunday february 25, 2024
    Special Events :

    Uprising Day

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    Tuesday march 5, 2024
    Secular holiday : Liberation of Ranya City

    National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence

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    Wednesday march 6, 2024
    Culture : Celebration declared after the meeting between Pope Francis and the Shiite Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Francis’ visit to the highest Shiite cleric had taken place in the southern Iraqi Najaf – a holy city for the Shiites. The 45-minute conversation was about the cooperation between the religious communities. The holiday also paid tribute to the interfaith meeting in the plain of Ur, where the head of the Catholic Church met with representatives of Islam, Christianity and the Yazidis. Jewish representatives did not take part. from 2022

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday march 7, 2024
    School holidays :

    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    cards/flowers :

    Uprising Day

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    Culture : Liberation of Erbil City

    Heroes Day

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    Thursday march 14, 2024
    Culture : Anniversary of Mustafa Barzani, who is the spiritual father for many Iraqi Kurds.

    Nowruz

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
    Zoroastrian : Naw Ruz--Zoroastrian New Year and celebration of Righteousness Divine Spirit Asha Vahishta, creator of fire. Feast of Ahura Mazda, Spring Equinox Also spelled Newroz, Nauruz, Nauryz, Noe-Rooz, Nawroz, Norooz, Noruz, Novruz (in Azerbaijan and Turkey), Noh Ruz, Nauroz, Nav-roze, Navroz, Naw-Rúz, Nevruz, Sultan Nevruz, Наврӯз, Navruz, or Nowrouz [Wikipedia]

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Sunday march 24, 2024
    School holidays :