Current Date And Time In Al Başrah al Qadimah, Iraq
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:18:19 AST
State: Basra
Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (AST)
Population: 2,015,483
District: Basrah District
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Al Başrah al Qadimah, Basra? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Al Başrah al Qadimah.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Al Başrah al Qadimah follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as National Day of Iraq on October 3) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Al Başrah al Qadimah.
This is Iraq's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Iraq's country-level and Basra holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Al Başrah al Qadimah as anywhere else in Iraq.
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These are Iraq's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Iraq's country and Basra holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Al Başrah al Qadimah just as everywhere else in Iraq.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Day of Iraq | October 3 | National Public Holiday | Full Federal Closure (Banks & Govt Administration) | cabinet.iq |
| Republic Day | July 14 | National Holiday | Full Federal Closure | cabinet.iq |
Al Başrah al Qadimah's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Iraq's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Al Başrah al Qadimah, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 2,015,483 and running on the Asia/Baghdad time zone, Al Başrah al Qadimah follows Iraq's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.