News briefing / Baghdad & Erbil

3 October gold survey shows different price moves in Baghdad and Erbil

Shafaq’s market snapshot recorded lower Baghdad prices and a rise in Erbil; quotes vary by purity and retail setting.

Gold prices fell in Baghdad and rose in Erbil in Shafaq News’ 3 October market survey. On Baghdad’s Al-Nahr Street, the reported selling price for imported 21-carat gold was IQD 917,000 per mithqal, compared with IQD 920,000 on Thursday.

Shafaq defines a mithqal in this survey as five grams. It reported a 21-carat selling price of IQD 930,000 per mithqal in Erbil; Baghdad jewellery-shop prices varied by origin and seller.

These are the outlet’s dated market observations, not live quotes or a uniform national price. The report does not specify a survey time or sample size.

Sources

Shafaq News

Source published or updated: 3 Oct 2026 · Sources checked: 3 Oct 2026.

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