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Travel Tips
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Holidays
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Public Holidays in 2005
Holidays |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| New Year's Day |
January 1 |
January 1 |
January 1 |
| Army Day |
January 6 |
January 6 |
January 6 |
| Anniversary of the Revolution |
February 8 |
February 8 |
February 8 |
| Festival of Sacrifice (Eid Al Adha)¹ |
February 12 |
February 2 |
January 21 |
| Islamic New Year² |
March 5 |
February 22 |
February 22 |
| Ashura³ |
March 14 |
March 2 |
arch 2 |
| FAO Day |
April 17 |
April 17 |
April 17 |
| Labor Day |
May 1 |
May 1 |
May 1 |
| Birthday of Prophet Mohammad (Mawlid an Nabi)*¹ |
May 4 |
May 2 |
April 21 |
| National Day |
July 14 |
July 14 |
July 14 |
| Ba'ath Day |
July 17 |
July 17 |
July 17 |
| Peace Day |
August Day |
August Day |
August Day |
| Start of Ramadan*² |
October 27 |
October 15 |
October 4 |
| Ceasefire Day (End of war with Iran) |
November 14 |
November 14 |
November 14 |
| End of Ramadan (Eid Al Fitr)*³ |
November 26 |
November 14 |
November 3 |
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Culmination of the Haj or Holy Pilgrimage. |
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he lunar Islamic Hijara calendar is made up of 12 months, each month alternating between 29 and 30 days per month, culminating in a total of 354 days per year. The Hijra calendar is based on the cycles of the moon and annually moves 11 days backward through the seasons. |
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Shi'a holiday celebrating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. |
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The Birthday of the Prophet Mohammad is celebrated on the twelfth day in the month of Rabi'l of the Islamic calendar. |
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Ramadan (the month of fasting) begins with the first appearance of the new moon in the ninth month of the lunar Islamic Hijra calendar, and lasts 30 days. Dates for the start of Ramadan will vary from country to country, depending on the first appearance of the moon. |
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Feasting that officially marks the end of Ramadan, and commonly lasts for 3 days. |
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