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National holidays observed by KRG Council of Ministers in 2013 Ministries and government offices are closed. Businesses may also close. Please note that of the national holiday falls at the weekend (Friday or Saturday), then the next working day is taken as the national holiday and government offices are closed. 1st January: New Year’s Day 6th January: Army Day 24th January: Mouloud (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) * 5th March : Uprising Day (Liberation of Ranya City) 11th March: Liberation of Erbil City 14th March: Mustafa Barzani’s Birthday 21st - 23rd March: Nawroz Kurdish New Year (Spring equinox) 9th April: Baghdad Liberation Day (fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime) 1st May: Labour Day 14th July: Republic Day 7th – 9th August: Eid-al-Fitr Feast (End of Ramadan. Estimated; according to lunar calendar) * 14th - 17th October: Eid al-Qurban Feast * 4th November: Muharram (Islamic New Year) * 13th November: Ashura * 25th December: Christmas Day 31st December: Iraq Day (tentative; new public holiday announced by Iraqi Prime Minister)
Posted on: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 14:25:22 +0000

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