National Holidays in the Middle East - July to December
In a previous article, we looked at the national holidays that occur in the first half of the year. Here we continue with the holidays from July through December.
Middle Eastern National Holidays - January to June
| July | ||
| 1 | Foundation of the Somali Republic (Somalia - 1 July 1960) | |
| 6 | Independence Day (Comoros - 6 July 1975) | |
| 17 | Revolution Day (Iraq - 17 July 1968) | This commemorates the beginning of the Baathist regime, it is expected that the current government will declare a new holiday. |
| 23 | Revolution Day (Egypt - 23 July 1952) | |
| 30 | Throne Day (Morocco - 30 July 1999) | accession of King MOHAMED VI |
| August | ||
| 5 | Constitutional Monarchy Day (Iran - 5 August 1925) | |
| 19 | Independence Day (Afghanistan - 19 August 1919) | |
| 31 | Independence Day (Kyrghyzstan - 31 August 1991) | |
| September | ||
| 1 | Revolution Day (Libya - 1 September 1969) | |
| 1 | Independence Day (Uzbekistan - 1 September 1991) | |
| 3 | Independence Day (Qatar - 3 September 1971) | |
| 9 | Independence Day (Tajikistan - 9 September 1991) | aka National Day |
| 21 | Independence Day (Armenia - 21 September 1991) | |
| 23 | Unification of the Kingdom (Saudi Arabia - 23 September 1932) | |
| October | ||
| 1 | Independence Day (Cyprus - 1 October 1960) | |
| 27 | Independence Day (Turkmenistan - 27 October 1991) | |
| 29 | Republic Day (Turkey - 29 October 1923) | |
| November | ||
| 1 | Revolution Day (Algeria - 1 November 1954) | |
| 15 | Independence Day (Cyprus - 15 November 1983) | As celebrated by Turkish Cypriots |
| 18 | Birthday of Sultan QABOOS (Oman - 18 November 1940) | |
| 22 | Independence Day (Lebanon - 22 November 1943) | |
| 28 | Independence Day (Mauritana - 28 November 1960) | |
| December | ||
| 2 | Independence Day (United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) - 2 December 1971) | |
| 16 | National Day (Bahrain - 16 December 1971) | commemorates independence from British protection |
| 16 | Independence Day (Kazakhstan - 16 December 1991) | |
Middle Eastern National Holidays - January to June
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