Public holidays in Iraq 2002

Overview of 17 public holidays and observances in Iraq for 2002, including 17 official public holidays. Dates are shown with the day of the week.

Public holidays in Iraq 2001 · Public holidays in Iraq 2003 · Calendar 2002

Public holidays

Date	Name
1 January 2002 (Tuesday)	New Year's Day
6 January 2002 (Sunday)	Army Day
21 February 2002 (Thursday)	Day of Arafah
22 February 2002 (Friday)	Eid al-Adha
23 February 2002 (Saturday)	Eid al-Adha Holiday
24 February 2002 (Sunday)	Eid al-Adha Holiday
25 February 2002 (Monday)	Eid al-Adha Holiday
15 March 2002 (Friday)	Islamic New Year
21 March 2002 (Thursday)	Nowruz
24 March 2002 (Sunday)	Day of Ashura
1 May 2002 (Wednesday)	Labour Day
24 May 2002 (Friday)	Prophet's Birthday
14 July 2002 (Sunday)	Republic Day
3 October 2002 (Thursday)	Independence Day
5 December 2002 (Thursday)	Eid al-Fitr
6 December 2002 (Friday)	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
7 December 2002 (Saturday)	Eid al-Fitr Holiday