
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Al Madinah, Basra, Iraq? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Al Madinah.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Al Madinah 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 Madinah.
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 Madinah 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 Madinah 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 Madinah'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 Madinah, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 255,000 and running on the Asia/Baghdad time zone, Al Madinah follows Iraq's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.