Iraq
Capital · Baghdad
Mesopotamia — the cradle of writing, with Babylon and the marshes of the south.
Iraq at a glance
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Region
- West Asia
- Currency
- Iraqi dinar (IQD)
- Languages
- Arabic · Kurdish
- Dialling code
- +964
- Community
- Africans in Iraq
Public holidays & key dates in Iraq
Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.
Visas for African passports
Entry rules for Iraq differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.
The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.
Check your passport →Ask before you land
Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.
The Iraq channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.
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