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Libya : 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: Dinar (LYD)
  • Working hours: from 7am to 2 pm (summer); from 8am to 3 pm (winter). During Ramadan, working hours are shorter.
    Internet domain: .ly - Telephone code: +218 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +1 (DST under discussion)
  • Weekend: Friday & Saturday
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    Sunday september 1, 2024Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Wednesday september 11, 2024Day of MourningSpecial Events
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    Sunday september 15, 2024Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday september 16, 2024Martyrs' DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday october 23, 2024Liberation DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday october 26, 2024Deportation DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday november 7, 2024Teacher DaySchool holidays
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    Tuesday december 24, 2024Independence DayNational Day
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    Beginning of school year

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    Sunday september 1, 2024
    School holidays :

    Day of Mourning

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    Wednesday september 11, 2024
    Special Events : For Derna flood victims

    Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday september 15, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.

    Martyrs' Day

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    Monday september 16, 2024
    Secular holiday : To honour the thousands of fallen Libyans who have served their country, keeping alive its values. (Since 2011) Paid holiday when falling on Friday

    Liberation Day

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    Wednesday october 23, 2024
    Secular holiday : To mark the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011

    Deportation Day

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    Saturday october 26, 2024
    Culture : Anniversary of the deportation, in inhuman conditions, of more than 5,000 citizens to the desert islands of Southern Italy by the European country's fascist forces in 1911.

    Teacher Day

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    Thursday november 7, 2024
    School holidays :

    Independence Day

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    Tuesday december 24, 2024
    Secular holiday : On 24 December 1951, Libya declared its independence as the United Kingdom of Libya, a constitutional and hereditary monarchy under King Idris, Libya's first and only monarch.