Middle East region packs
Notable dates observed by each country in the MiddleEast data pack, grouped by category. Territory scope shows national vs subdivision scoping; Source is the direct origin (inline or the imported catalogue/hub). See the comparison matrix for a cross-region overview.
AE
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
New Year's Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← middleeast-common Fixed 1 Jan
Commemoration Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 1 Dec
National Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 2 Dec
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← middleeast-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← middleeast-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
Islamic New Year
Yes
National
Hijri
← middleeast-common 1 Muharram (Hijri)
Mawlid al-Nabi
Yes
National
Hijri
← middleeast-common 12 Rabi I (Hijri)
IL
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Independence Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
passover +20
Passover
Yes
National
Hebrew
← global-jewish 15 month Nisan (Hebrew)
Rosh Hashanah
Yes
National
Hebrew
← global-jewish 1 month Tishri (Hebrew)
Shavuot
Yes
National
Gregorian
← global-jewish passover +50
Sukkot
Yes
National
Gregorian
← global-jewish rosh-hashanah +14
Yom Kippur
Yes
National
Gregorian
← global-jewish rosh-hashanah +9
Religious
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Hanukkah
-
National
Hebrew
← global-jewish 25 month Kislev (Hebrew)
JO
PublicHoliday
QA
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
National Sports Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
2nd Tue Feb
National Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 18 Dec
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← middleeast-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← middleeast-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
SA
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
Founding Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 22 Feb
National Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 23 Sep
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
UmmAlQura
← global-islamic-umm-al-qura 10 Dhu al-Hijja (UmmAlQura)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
UmmAlQura
← global-islamic-umm-al-qura 1 Shawwal (UmmAlQura)
TR
PublicHoliday
Concept
Non-working
Territory scope
Calendar
Source
When
New Year's Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← middleeast-common Fixed 1 Jan
National Sovereignty and Children's Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 23 Apr
International Workers' Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
← middleeast-common Fixed 1 May
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 19 May
Democracy and National Unity Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 15 Jul
Victory Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 30 Aug
Republic Day
Yes
National
Gregorian
inline
Fixed 29 Oct
Eid al-Adha
Yes
National
Hijri
← middleeast-common 10 Dhu al-Hijja (Hijri)
Eid al-Fitr
Yes
National
Hijri
← middleeast-common 1 Shawwal (Hijri)
Generated from the notable-date XML resources by Bodu.Globalization.Calendar/Generate-NotableDateCatalogue.ps1. Regenerated (UTC): 2026-09-09T03:00:56Z. For the calculation recipes deliberately omitted here, see Territories and regional composition , Working with non-Gregorian calendars , and Holiday patterns ; for the API, the Bodu.Globalization.Calendar namespace.
See also