Ad verification
In Iraq: Verify that Arabic and Kurdish campaigns appear as booked on Shafaq News, Alsumaria, Rudaw and Kurdistan24, and in Google results seen from Baghdad and Erbil.
Ad verification proxies in IraqMiddle East
Iraq residential proxies
Iraq residential proxies from TrueProxies: 55 of 72 test requests exited in Iraq on October 1, 2026. GB-based plans, from $1.64 for 1 GB, target by country, city, region or ASN; Unlimited plans, from $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps, by country and city.
Coverage verified
55/72
requests exited in country
11
cities seen
790 ms
median response
Market context
Why use proxies in Iraq
Online retail in Iraq runs largely on cash. Most orders are paid on delivery in IQD, while cars and property are often priced in US dollars, and card and wallet payments are growing through Qi Card and the ZainCash mobile wallet. Arabic storefronts dominate in Baghdad, Basra and the south, while the Kurdistan Region around Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok has its own delivery apps and many interfaces in Sorani Kurdish and English, so results from Baghdad do not stand in for Erbil.
Miswag is the best-known general online store and treats cash on delivery as its default. OpenSooq Iraq is the main classifieds site for cars, homes and jobs. Food and grocery delivery is split between Talabat, which launched in Erbil in 2021 and has since spread to Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok, Toters, and Lezzoo, an Erbil-born app that also delivers from supermarkets and pharmacies. Baly adds ride-hailing and delivery in Baghdad. Shafaq News and Alsumaria are large Arabic publishers, and Rudaw and Kurdistan24 lead in the Kurdistan Region.
Google is the main search engine, and Arabic and Kurdish queries return separate result sets, so rank checks need both where the Kurdistan Region matters. Sorani Kurdish is written in an Arabic-based script, so Kurdish and Arabic keywords can look alike to tools that only detect script. Iraq has no general data-protection law yet: a draft has been under discussion for several years, and privacy rests on the 2005 constitution and sector rules.
Religious travel shapes Iraq's hotel and transport market more than leisure tourism does. Karbala and Najaf receive the largest pilgrim flows: the Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala draws tens of millions of visitors each year, many of them walking about 80 kilometres from Najaf over several days, and Ashura and other religious dates bring smaller peaks. These dates follow the Islamic calendar and move earlier each year, so demand for hotels, buses and flights into Al Najaf International Airport shifts with them. Along the walking routes, volunteer stations offer free food and lodging. Iraqi Airways and Fly Baghdad are the local carriers whose fares teams usually compare.
Measured
Iraq measured coverage
Test results
- Verified
- October 1, 2026
- Requests that exited in the country
- 55 of 72 (76%)
- By test run
- 18/24 at 2026-09-30 17:09 UTC, 21/24 at 2026-09-30 17:55 UTC, 16/24 at 2026-10-01 03:58 UTC
- Distinct exit IPs
- 53
- Cities seen
- 11 (Baghdad, Basra, Duhok, Erbil, Karbala)
- Networks seen
- 23 (Earthlink Telecommunications Equipment Trading & Services DMCC, Hulum Almustakbal for Communication Engineering and Services, Kurdistan Net for Computer and Internet)
- Median response time
- 790 ms
- Sticky sessions
- Same IP for 30 minutes in 0 of 2 tests
- Targeting
- Country, City
- Sessions
- Rotating, Sticky
- Protocols
- HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5
- Unlimited plans
- Country and city targeting; not part of this test
Measured from our gateway in the Netherlands. Results describe the test, not a reserved exit, city or network. How we measure
What teams use Iraq proxies for
Market research
In Iraq: Compare IQD prices and cash-on-delivery terms on Miswag, delivery fees on Talabat, Toters and Lezzoo, and US dollar car prices on OpenSooq Iraq across cities.
Market research proxiesSEO monitoring
In Iraq: Track Arabic rankings from Baghdad and Basra and Kurdish or English rankings from Erbil and Sulaymaniyah on Google, since the two regions surface different local pages.
SEO monitoring proxiesPlans for Iraq
Unlimited
Unlimited plans in Iraq
From $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps
GB-based
Residential IPv4
From $1.64 for 1 GB
Integration
Start using Iraq proxies in 3 steps
Select Iraq with the country suffix -country-iq in your proxy username.
Python
import requests
proxies = {
"http": "http://USER-country-iq:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
"https": "http://USER-country-iq:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
}
response = requests.get(
"https://httpbin.org/ip",
proxies=proxies,
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())Iraq proxy FAQ
Is the Kurdistan Region different from the rest of Iraq for online shopping?
Yes. Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok have their own delivery apps, including Lezzoo, and many interfaces run in Sorani Kurdish and English as well as Arabic. Talabat also started its Iraqi operations in Erbil before moving south to Baghdad and Basra. Delivery coverage, fees and restaurant or store selection differ between the two regions, so check from connections in both rather than treating a Baghdad result as national.
How do people pay for online orders in Iraq?
Mostly in cash on delivery, in IQD. Miswag and most delivery apps treat it as the default. Qi Card, widely held because salaries are paid through it, and the ZainCash wallet are the main electronic alternatives. Cars and property on OpenSooq Iraq are frequently listed in US dollars, so price monitoring needs to capture the currency of each listing.
Which search engine and language should I use to check rankings in Iraq?
Google is the main engine. For Baghdad, Basra and the south, track Arabic keywords, including Iraqi dialect terms that differ from Gulf or Egyptian wording. In the Kurdistan Region, track Sorani Kurdish for Erbil and Sulaymaniyah and Badini, a Kurmanji dialect, for Duhok, alongside English. Results for the same topic differ between these languages and cities, so check from connections in each region you target.
Does TrueProxies have residential proxies in Iraq?
Yes. 55 of 72 test requests exited in Iraq on October 1, 2026, from 53 IPs in Baghdad, Basra and Duhok on Earthlink Telecommunications Equipment Trading & Services DMCC, Hulum Almustakbal for Communication Engineering and Services and Kurdistan Net for Computer and Internet. Both plans can also target a city there; GB-based plans add region and ASN targeting.
How fast are Iraq proxies?
790 ms median response in our October 2026 test, timed from our gateway in the Netherlands.
Can I keep the same Iraq IP address?
Yes: 0 of 2 sticky sessions kept one IP for 30 minutes in our test.
