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Public holidays in Iraq 2028
Iraq has 16 public holiday dates in 2028, 10 of them on a working day, and 6 long weekends. The next one is New Year's Day, in 52 days (Friday, January 1, 2027).
- Wed, Jan 6Army Dayin 57 days
- Tue, Mar 9Eid al-Fitrin 119 days
2028 holiday calendar
16 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sat | New Year's Day | in 417 days |
| Jan 6 | Thu | Army Day | in 422 days |
| Feb 26 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr estimated | in 473 days |
| Feb 27 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr estimated | in 474 days |
| Feb 28 | Mon | Eid al-Fitr estimated | in 475 days |
| Mar 16 | Thu | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people | in 492 days |
| Mar 21 | Tue | Nowruz | in 497 days |
| May 1 | Mon | Labor Day | in 538 days |
| May 4 | Thu | Day of Arafah estimated | in 541 days |
| May 5 | Fri | Eid al-Adha estimated | in 542 days |
| May 6 | Sat | Eid al-Adha estimated | in 543 days |
| May 7 | Sun | Eid al-Adha estimated | in 544 days |
| May 13 | Sat | Eid al-Ghadir estimated | in 550 days |
| May 25 | Thu | Islamic New Year estimated | in 562 days |
| Jun 3 | Sat | Ashura estimated | in 571 days |
| Aug 3 | Thu | Prophet's Birthday estimated | in 632 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
Long weekends in 2028
Assumes a Friday and Saturday weekend.
- Thu, Jan 6 – Sat, Jan 8Army Day3 days
- Fri, Feb 25 – Mon, Feb 28Eid al-Fitr4 days
- Thu, Mar 16 – Sat, Mar 18Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people3 days
- Thu, May 4 – Sun, May 7Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha4 days
- Thu, May 25 – Sat, May 27Islamic New Year3 days
- Thu, Aug 3 – Sat, Aug 5Prophet's Birthday3 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Sun, Apr 30Labor Day4 days off
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