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Iraq travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Iraq: travel advice level, plug type C/G, 230V, emergency 115, currency IQD.

📷 Diyar Muhammed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-10-27

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about regional tensions (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalBaghdad
CurrencyIQD
LanguagesArabic, Kurdish language
Calling code+964
Emergency numbers115 · 122 · 104
Plug typesType C, Type G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population38M
Type CType G

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📷 Photos

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
The original uploader was Al Ameer son at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Yaḥ · Public domain · Commons
Hardscarf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Amir Hesaminejad · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Osama Sarm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Vickey Chauhan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
https://www.flickr.com/people/31910792@N05/ jamesdale10 · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
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About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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