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Public holidays in Syria, 2016

Holiday dates17vs 2015: -2

Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.

On weekdays13not on the weekend
On the weekend4weekend: Fri・Sat
Breaks of 3+ days9
World rank34 / 244median 13 days

All public holidays in 2016

DateDayHoliday
Jan 1, 2016Fri (weekend)New Year's Day
Mar 8, 2016TueRevolution Day
Mar 21, 2016MonMother's Day
Mar 27, 2016SunGregorian Easter Sunday
Apr 17, 2016SunIndependence Day
May 1, 2016SunJulian Easter Sunday; Labor Day
May 6, 2016Fri (weekend)Martyrs' Day
Jul 6, 2016WedEid al-Fitr (estimated)
Jul 7, 2016ThuEid al-Fitr (estimated)
Jul 8, 2016Fri (weekend)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sep 10, 2016Sat (weekend)Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Sep 11, 2016SunEid al-Adha (estimated)
Sep 12, 2016MonEid al-Adha (estimated)
Sep 13, 2016TueEid al-Adha (estimated)
Oct 2, 2016SunIslamic New Year (estimated)
Oct 6, 2016ThuTishreen Liberation War Day
Dec 11, 2016SunProphet's Birthday (estimated)

By month and weekday

Syria 2016: holidays per monthJan: 1JanFeb: 0FebMar: 3MarApr: 1AprMay: 2MayJun: 0JunJul: 3JulAug: 0AugSep: 4SepOct: 2OctNov: 0NovDec: 1Dec
Syria 2016: holidays per weekdayMon: 2MonTue: 2TueWed: 1WedThu: 2ThuFri: 3FriSat: 1SatSun: 6Sun

Breaks of 3 or more days in 2016

PeriodLengthHolidays
Mar 25, 2016 – Mar 27, 20163 daysGregorian Easter Sunday
Apr 15, 2016 – Apr 17, 20163 daysIndependence Day
Apr 29, 2016 – May 1, 20163 daysJulian Easter Sunday; Labor Day
Jul 6, 2016 – Jul 9, 20164 daysEid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sep 9, 2016 – Sep 13, 20165 daysEid al-Adha (estimated)
Sep 30, 2016 – Oct 2, 20163 daysIslamic New Year (estimated)
Oct 6, 2016 – Oct 8, 20163 daysTishreen Liberation War Day
Dec 9, 2016 – Dec 11, 20163 daysProphet's Birthday (estimated)
Dec 30, 2016 – Jan 1, 20173 daysNew Year's Day

Holiday count by year

Syria: holiday dates per year2010: 1720102011: 172012: 182013: 182014: 162015: 1920152016: 172017: 172018: 182019: 182020: 1820202021: 182022: 172023: 182024: 202025: 2020252026: 202027: 212028: 192029: 212030: 212030

Changes from 2015

Includes name differences (moved or observed holidays).

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World ranking of holiday counts, 2016 →

National public holidays only; regional holidays and observances may differ. Some religious holidays depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day — check official announcements.