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Public holidays in Iran, Islamic Republic of 2018

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Every public holiday in Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2018 is listed below, with the day of the week each one falls on. National holidays apply across the whole country. Regional ones apply only in certain states or areas, so check locally before booking anything around them.

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Public holiday dates in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2018

DateDayHolidayType
11 FebruarySundayIslamic Revolution DayNational
20 FebruaryTuesdayMartyrdom of FatimaNational
20 MarchTuesdayIranian Oil Industry Nationalization DayNational
21 MarchWednesdayNowruzNational
22 MarchThursdayNowruz HolidayNational
23 MarchFridayNowruz HolidayNational
24 MarchSaturdayNowruz HolidayNational
31 MarchSaturdayBirthday of Imam AliNational
1 AprilSundayIslamic Republic DayNational
2 AprilMondayNature's DayNational
14 AprilSaturdayIsra' and Mi'rajNational
2 MayWednesdayBirthday of MahdiNational
4 JuneMondayDeath of Imam KhomeiniNational
5 JuneTuesday15 Khordad UprisingNational
6 JuneWednesdayMartyrdom of Imam AliNational
15 JuneFridayEid al-FitrNational
16 JuneSaturdayEid al-Fitr HolidayNational
9 JulyMondayMartyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-SadiqNational
22 AugustWednesdayEid al-AdhaNational
30 AugustThursdayEid al-GhadeerNational
19 SeptemberWednesdayTasuaNational
20 SeptemberThursdayAshuraNational
30 OctoberTuesdayArbaeenNational
7 NovemberWednesdayDeath of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn AliNational
8 NovemberThursdayMartyrdom of Ali al-RidaNational
16 NovemberFridayMartyrdom of Hasan al-AskariNational
25 NovemberSundayBirthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-SadiqNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 27 national holidays in 2018, 20 fall on a weekday and 7 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

Public holidays in Iran, Islamic Republic of 2017 · Public holidays in Iran, Islamic Republic of 2019

Other countries

Public holidays for 247 countries and territories, or back to Iran, Islamic Republic of.