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Iraq: restrictions and entry requirements 2023
Iraq: country’s borders status
Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.
News — Iraq
06.03.2023
15:00
Saha Airlines flies from Najaf (Iraq) to Shiraz (Iran).
Tickets cost from $80 one way.
06.03.2023
13:00
The exchange of dollars at Kurdistan airports will resume on Monday.
Transactions will be carried out using a new electronic system.
04.03.2023
11:00
Caspian Airlines flies from Tabriz, Iran, to Najaf, Iraq, on Thursdays.
Tickets cost from $120 one way.
28.02.2023
15:11
In the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, currency exchange is banned at airports.
The finance ministry accuses the exchangers of money laundering.
22.02.2023
15:00
Ruins of a 4,500-year-old Sumerian palace have been discovered in southern Iraq.
The artefacts found will be on display at Baghdad Museum.
02.02.2023
15:00
Heavy rains hit Iraq.
The southern regions of the country have been flooded.
National holidays in Iraq in 2023
Public holidays and festivals in Iraq in 2023. Non-working days:
- Sunday, 1 January: New Year (السنة الجديدة);
- Friday, 6 January: Armed Forces Day (يوم القوات المسلحة);
- Monday, 6 March: National Day for Tolerance and Coexistence (اليوم الوطني للتسامح والتعايش);
- March 21, Tuesday: spring day (يوم الربيع);
- April 21, Friday: Eid al-Fitr (عيد الأضحى);
- from April 22 to April 23, from Saturday to Sunday: Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر);
- Monday, 1 May: Labor Day (عيد العمال);
- from June 28 to July 1, from Wednesday to Saturday: Eid al-Adha (إجازة عيد الأضحى);
- Friday, 14 July: Republic Day (يوم الجمهورية);
- Wednesday, 19 July: Islamic New Year (رأس السنة الهجرية);
- Friday, 28 July: Ashura (عاشوراء);
- Wednesday, 27 September: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (مولد النبي محمد);
- Tuesday, 3 October: Iraqi Independence Day (عيد استقلال العراق);
- Sunday, 10 December: Anniversary of the Victory over ISIS (ذكرى الانتصار على داعش);
- Monday, 25 December: Christmas Day (عيد الميلاد).
Bridge holidays in Iraq in 2023:
- in honor of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, an additional day off on April 24 (Monday).
