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Other important dates

These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to mark these dates. *10 February: Kurdish Authors Union Day *18 February: Kurdish Students Union Day *1 March: Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani’s Death *7 March: Liberation of Slemani City *8 March: Women's Day *10 March: Kurdish Clothes Day ( Iraqi Kurdistan only) *13 March: Liberation of Duhok City *16 March: Halabja Day *20 March: Liberation of Kirkuk City *1 April: Assyrian New Year *14 April: Commemoration of Anfal genocide against the Kurds *16 April: Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan *25 April: Anniversary of First Cabinet of Kurdish Government (1993) *13 June: Suleimaniah City Fallen and Martyrs Day *11 December: Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union

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Iraqi culture

Holidays A holiday is a day set aside by Norm (social), custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate ...