Holidays of Iraq
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Holidays of Iraq are the officially recognized national and religious observances in Iraq that commemorate key historical events, cultural traditions, and Islamic holy days.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christmas Day (Iraq) | 1 |
| Holidays of Iraq canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8931823 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holidays of Iraq Context triple: [14 July Revolution Day, category, Holidays of Iraq]
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A.
Holidays Around the World
Holidays Around the World was the original seasonal celebration at Epcot that showcased winter holiday traditions, music, and cuisine from various cultures and countries.
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B.
Israeli national holidays
Israeli national holidays are official commemorative days in Israel that mark key religious, historical, and national events in the life of the Jewish people and the state.
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C.
Nowruz celebrations
Nowruz celebrations are the vibrant Persian New Year festivities marked by Tajiks and other communities with rituals of renewal, family gatherings, special foods, music, and dance to welcome the spring.
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D.
Halabja Memorial Day
Halabja Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1988 chemical bombing of the Kurdish city of Halabja in Iraq.
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E.
Eid
Eid is a municipality in the Nordfjord region of Vestland county in western Norway, known for its fjord landscapes and small-town coastal communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holidays of Iraq Target entity description: Holidays of Iraq are the officially recognized national and religious observances in Iraq that commemorate key historical events, cultural traditions, and Islamic holy days.
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A.
Holidays Around the World
Holidays Around the World was the original seasonal celebration at Epcot that showcased winter holiday traditions, music, and cuisine from various cultures and countries.
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B.
Israeli national holidays
Israeli national holidays are official commemorative days in Israel that mark key religious, historical, and national events in the life of the Jewish people and the state.
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C.
Nowruz celebrations
Nowruz celebrations are the vibrant Persian New Year festivities marked by Tajiks and other communities with rituals of renewal, family gatherings, special foods, music, and dance to welcome the spring.
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D.
Halabja Memorial Day
Halabja Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 1988 chemical bombing of the Kurdish city of Halabja in Iraq.
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E.
Eid
Eid is a municipality in the Nordfjord region of Vestland county in western Norway, known for its fjord landscapes and small-town coastal communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | public holiday system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iraqi national identity
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Islamic religious calendar ⓘ Kurdish New Year celebrations ⓘ history of modern Iraq ⓘ post-2003 political changes in Iraq ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalComponent |
Assyrian cultural holidays
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Kurdish cultural holidays ⓘ |
| feature |
closure of banks on official public holidays
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closure of government offices on most national holidays ⓘ combination of fixed-date and movable holidays ⓘ regional variation in observance intensity ⓘ school closures on major holidays ⓘ strong influence of Shia Islam on public observances ⓘ |
| includes |
Arbaeen (Iraq)
ⓘ
Army Day (Iraq) ⓘ Ashura (Iraq) ⓘ Christmas Day (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Holidays of Iraq
Eid al-Adha (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Fitr
Independence Day (Iraq, historical observance) ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi Republic Day
Islamic New Year (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic New Year
Labour Day (Iraq) ⓘ Mawlid (Iraq) ⓘ National Iraqi Day (3 October) ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi Republic Day
Newroz (Iraq) ⓘ Nowruz (Kurdish New Year in Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Newroz spring festival
Republic Day (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi Republic Day
Victory over ISIS Day (Iraq) ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Iraqi labour law and public holidays legislation ⓘ |
| majorHoliday |
Arbaeen (Iraq)
ⓘ
Army Day (Iraq) ⓘ Ashura (Iraq) ⓘ Eid al-Adha (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Eid al-Fitr
Newroz (Iraq) ⓘ Republic Day (Iraq) ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi Republic Day
|
| observedBy |
Iraqi citizens
ⓘ
Iraqi government institutions ⓘ Iraqi private sector (partially) ⓘ Iraqi schools ⓘ |
| religiousComponent |
Christian holidays in Iraq
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Islamic holidays ⓘ Shia Muslim observances ⓘ Sunni Muslim observances ⓘ |
| timeSystem |
Gregorian calendar
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linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holidays of Iraq Description of subject: Holidays of Iraq are the officially recognized national and religious observances in Iraq that commemorate key historical events, cultural traditions, and Islamic holy days.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Holidays of Iraq