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public holidays A public holiday, national holiday, or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. Sovereign nations and territories observe holidays based on events of significance to their history ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

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These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also inc ...

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 (

only) *13 March: Liberation of Duhok City *16 March:

Halabja Halabja ( ku, هەڵەبجە, Helebce, ) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of Halabja Governorate, located about northeast of Baghdad and from the Iranian border. The city lies at the base of what is often referred to ...

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 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 an event or t ...