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Iran (Islamic Republic of) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Rial (IRR)
  • Iran holds a world record as far as of non working days (132 yearly, week-ends incl.).
    Internet domain: .ir - Telephone code: +98 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +3:30 (DST: no)
  • Week-end: Thursday afternoon & Friday
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    Saturday september 23, 2023Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Sunday september 24, 2023Martyrdom of Hasan al-AskariSecular holiday
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    Wednesday january 10, 2024School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Thursday january 25, 2024Birthday of Imam AliMuslim, Sufi
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    Thursday february 8, 2024Ascension of MohammedMuslim, Sufi
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    Sunday february 11, 2024Revolution DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday february 25, 2024Birthday of Imam MahdiSecular holiday
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    Friday march 1, 2024Parliamentary electionSpecial Events
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    Monday march 4, 2024Arbor Daycards/flowers
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    Tuesday march 5, 2024Arbor DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Tuesday march 19, 2024Oil Nationalization daySecular holiday
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    Wednesday march 20, 2024NoruzZoroastrian
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    Thursday march 21, 2024New year holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday march 21, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Thursday march 21, 2024NoruzZoroastrian
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    Friday march 22, 2024NoruzZoroastrian
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    Saturday march 23, 2024NoruzZoroastrian
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Islamic Republic DayNational Day
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    Daylight Saving Time

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    Saturday september 23, 2023
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    Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari

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    Sunday september 24, 2023
    Secular holiday : (c. 846 – 874) was the 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam, after his father Ali al-Hadi. He was also called Abu Muhammad and Ibn al-Ridha. Because Samarra, the city where he lived, was a garrison town, he is generally known as al-Askari (Askar is the word for military in Arabic). Al-Askari married Narjis Khatun and was kept under house arrest or in prison for most of his life, until, according to some Shia sources, he was poisoned at the age of 28 on the orders of the Abbasid caliph Al-Mu'tamid and was buried in Samarra. It was known that many Shia were looking forward to the succession of his son, Muhammad al-Mahdi, as they believed him to be the twelfth Imam, who was destined to remove injustice from the world. [Wikipedia]

    School holidays

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    Wednesday january 10, 2024
    School holidays : Https://gozineha.ir
    Due to various climate zones in Iran, school calendars vary from region to region
    official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    weekend: Thursday-Friday
    girls and boys are not educated together
    Number of instructional days: 185 (theoretical); 167 (real)
    Number of instructional hours: 1110
    Average daily instructional hours: 07:30-12:00 & 12:30-17:00 (primary) -- 07:30-13:00-17:00 & 13:00-17:00 (secondary)
    University of Tehran ranking: Times Higher Education #4501-600/QS ranking #601-650/Shanghai (2023) #401-500

    We carry confirmed dates till March 2024 calendar to be viewed in Farsi here https://edu.iut.ac.ir/fa/tqwym-amwzshy-sal-thsyly-1402-1401

    In Tehran, schools may close many days due to pollution or heat waves
    Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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    Birthday of Imam Ali

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    Thursday january 25, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Ali ibn Abi Talib (599 - 661) is an early Islamic leader. He is seen by Sunni Muslims as the last of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs. Shi'a Muslims consider him the First Imam appointed by the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the first rightful caliph. Ali was the cousin of Muhammad, and after marriage to Fatima Zahra, he also became Muhammad's son-in-law. Wikipedia

    Ascension of Mohammed

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    Thursday february 8, 2024
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    Revolution Day

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    Sunday february 11, 2024
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 www.cbi.ir

    Birthday of Imam Mahdi

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    Sunday february 25, 2024
    Secular holiday : Muhammad al-Mahdī (born 868) is the twelfth and final Shi'a Imam. He is the person believed by Shi'as to be the Mahdi; a figure considered by both Sunnis and Shias to be the ultimate saviour of humankind. Shi'as believe that he was born in 868 and has been hidden by God to later emerge to fulfill his mission. They believe that in the future he will bring absolute peace and justice throughout the world by establishing Islam as the global religion. Wikipedia

    Parliamentary election

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    Friday march 1, 2024
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    Arbor Day

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    Monday march 4, 2024
    cards/flowers : Tree-planting day

    Arbor Day

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    Tuesday march 5, 2024
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    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
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    Oil Nationalization day

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    Tuesday march 19, 2024
    Secular holiday : In March, 1951, Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, a nationalist, received the vote required from the Iranian parliament to nationalize the British-owned oil corporation, Anglo Iran Oil Company, in a situation known as the Abadan Crisis. Despite British pressure, including an economic blockade which caused real hardship, the nationalization continued. In 1954 it was suspended by the Shah, who in 1973 re-nationalized oil. http://www.cbi.ir

    Noruz

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    Wednesday march 20, 2024
    Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year.

    New year holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
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    Daylight Saving Time

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
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    Noruz

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
    Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year.

    Noruz

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    Friday march 22, 2024
    Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year.

    Noruz

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    Saturday march 23, 2024
    Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year.

    Islamic Republic Day

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Secular holiday : On April 1, 1979, after a landslide victory in a national referendum in which only one choice was offered (Islamic Republic: Yes or No), Ayatollah Khomeini declared an Islamic republic with a new Constitution reflecting his ideals of Islamic government. Ayatollah Khomeini became supreme spiritual leader (Valy-e-Faqih) of Iran.