BAGHDAD ENDPOINTFree VPN for Iraq
VPNmine's Baghdad server gives any VPNmine app an Iraqi IP address for free, over a WireGuard tunnel encrypted with ChaCha20-Poly1305. We record which server you used and when, never the sites, lookups or content. One of very few VPN exits physically inside Iraq, rather than in Turkey or the Gulf with an Iraqi label.
What people use it for
- Reach Iraqi banks, payment apps and government services while abroad
- Encrypt everything you send over café and shared Wi-Fi in Iraq
- Keep your browsing off the record your own provider holds
- A local exit instead of one in Istanbul, Kuwait or Dubai
Estimated round trip
- Iraq3-30 ms
- Kuwait City or Dubai20-60 ms
- Istanbul or Frankfurt40-110 ms
Estimates from route distance, not measurements. Your provider's routing decides the real figure, and our speed test measures it in about twenty seconds.
Why Baghdad, and how Iraq is connected
Iraq's international traffic leaves by land through Turkey, Iran and Jordan and by a cable landing at Al-Faw on the Gulf, and the Ministry of Communications controls the gateways. Baghdad is where the domestic operators interconnect and where most of that transit terminates; the Kurdistan Region in the north runs its own providers with their own routes through Turkey and Iran. Kuwait City is roughly 20 to 35 ms away, Istanbul and Dubai 40 to 60, and Europe about 80 to 110 via Turkey. Hosting inside Iraq is scarce, so most services that advertise an Iraqi address are elsewhere; this server is in Baghdad.
Shutdowns, and the absence of law
Iraq is one of the few countries that switches off the internet on a schedule: the government has ordered nationwide shutdowns during national school examinations every summer for years, for hours at a time, to prevent cheating, and it has cut connectivity during protests, notably in 2019. Iraq has no data protection law and no data retention statute; interception is governed by the Ministry's control of the gateways rather than by legislation. A draft cybercrime law has been introduced and withdrawn more than once, criticised each time for its breadth.
What this changes about your connection
With the tunnel up, your provider sees encrypted traffic to one VPNmine address in Baghdad and nothing about its contents; sites see the Baghdad server. A tunnel does nothing during a shutdown, because there is no network to tunnel over, and a domestic server is no exception. Using a VPN is lawful in Iraq and common, and demand rises visibly whenever a platform is blocked. From abroad, the honest figures are in the table above; Iraq is not close to anywhere except the Gulf.
Confirm it rather than assume it
Connect to Baghdad, then check what changed. Our IP checker shows the address and country sites now see. The DNS leak test shows whether your domain lookups are still going to your own provider, which is the most common way a tunnel protects less than it appears to. The WebRTC leak test catches the browser handing out your real address through an API the VPN never sees.
What we store while you are connected is the same in Iraq as everywhere else: which server the session used and when, and nothing about the traffic. The full list is in the privacy policy.
Iraq VPN questions
How do I get an Iraqi IP address for free?
Install VPNmine on your desktop, phone, TV or browser, sign in, and choose Iraq from the server list. The app opens a WireGuard tunnel to our Baghdad server, and every site you open afterwards sees that server's address instead of yours. No charge, no advertising and no card required.
Are VPNs legal in Iraq?
Yes. There is no Iraqi law against using a VPN, and use is widespread, rising sharply whenever a platform is blocked. Iraq has no data protection or retention statute, and the draft cybercrime laws that would have created online offences have not been enacted. Anything otherwise unlawful remains unlawful with or without a tunnel.
Does a VPN work during the exam shutdowns?
No. The shutdowns are ordered at the gateways and the providers, and when the network is off there is nothing to tunnel over. A VPN gets around blocking of particular sites; it cannot get around the absence of a connection. Providers that claim otherwise are describing something else.
Should I use Baghdad or Kuwait City from Iraq?
Baghdad if you want an Iraqi address or to encrypt a local hop without changing your apparent country. Kuwait City if you want to exit outside Iraq's gateways with the least added latency, at roughly 20 to 35 ms, and with more stable international connectivity. Istanbul is the closest exit to the north.
Step by step: How can I get an Iraqi IP address?
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