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Category: Middle East / West Asia
Highlighting events in or celebrating the nations and cultures of the Middle East and West Asia.
The Middle East and West Asia category covers events about the culture or taking place in the region’s nations.
Middle East/West Asia Events
National Day, (UE)(1971): December 2
Daily
National Day in United Arab Emirates marks the anniversary of December 2, 1971 the day the seven Trucial States (tribes) joined together as one to become the UAE. This is a national holiday.
January
Tevet (J): December 5 -January 2, 2022
Monthly
All Hebrew calendar months begin and end at sundown. LEEP Calendar marks Jewish months beginning the first full day. Observant people of the faith will begin marking the month sundown the day prior. Tevet...
January
Jumadal-Awwal (M): December 6 - January 3,...
Monthly
Jumadal-Awwal is the 5th Month in the Islamic Calendar.
January
Student's Day, (IR)(1953): December 7
Daily
Student's Day is in memory of three student protesters martyred December 7, 1953, free speech and the right to assemble. Most of the animosity between the West and Iran can be traced back to 1953. At the...
January
Asarah B'Tevet (J): December 14
Daily
The 10th day of the Jewish month of Tevet is set aside as a fasting day from sunrise to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the 6th century BC. It is also a day in Israel to honor the d...
January
Ice Cream Cone Day (1903): December 15
Daily
National Ice Cream Cone Day celebrates the edible and portable summer treat. The first edible cone for ice cream was created in 1904 by Ernest Hamwi at the St. Louis World's Fair. The Syrian immigrant h...
January
Independence Day, (BH)(1971): December 16
Daily
Independence Day in the 33 island archipelago of Bahrain, marks the anniversary of December 16, 1971, the day the nation gained independence from Britain. This is a national holiday.
January
Jasmine Uprising, Tunisia, Arab Spring Beg...
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Arabic Language Day, Intl.: December 18
Daily
<p>Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and one of three surviving Semitic languages. The other official languages of the United Nations are: Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Frenc...
January
Qatar National Day (QA)(1878): December 18
Daily
It was on this day in 1878 that the little peninsula country, renowned worldwide for its news channel Al Jazeera (Th Peninsula in Arabic), that Sheikh Muhammad Bin Thani, who would vanquish the Ottomans f...
January
Yalda (IR): December 21
Daily
Yalda, Shab-e Chelleh or Shab-e Yalda could be considered equivalent to the 'Thanksgiving Day' celebration in the Persian world, dominated by Iran but including Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, Tajikis...
January
Dakar Rally (SA): Jan 5-17
Weekly
Dakar Rally began in Paris over forty years ago and continues annually. From 2020-2024 the rally will bee hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its motto sums up the excitement of this car race: “A chal...
January
Martyrs Day (AZ)(1990): January 20
Daily
Martyrs Day is a national holiday in Azerbaijan, honoring the sacrifice of the Azeris. Ultimately, 131 civilians killed by troops and 744 injured over several days by the Soviet Union beginning January 20...
January
National Unity Day (NP)(1723): January 11
Daily
Celebrating the birthday of Prithivi Narayan Shah (1723-1775), the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of Kingdom of Nepal. He is responsible for unifying the tribes into one nation. Nation...
January
Kings Birthday, (JO)(1962): January 30
Daily
The King's Birthday in the Jordan marks King Abdullah II's birth on January 30, 1962. This is a national holiday.
January
National Day, (KW)(1950): February 25
Daily
National Day in Kuwait marks the anniversary of the ascension to the throne of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on February 25, 1950. He was the first Emir of the modern state of Kuwait and ruled until i...
January
Liberation Day (KW)(1991): February 26
Daily
Marking the anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq by coalition forces: February 26, 1991. This is a national holiday in Kuwait.
January
Sigd (IL): November 3/4
Daily
Sigd, Mehlella or Amata Saww originated with the Jewish community of Ethiopia and is now a state holiday in Israel. It occurs 50 days after Yom Kippur. Sigd commemorates the acceptance of the Torah.
January
Kislev (J): November 5 - December 4
Monthly
All Hebrew calendar months begin and end at sundown. LEEP Calendar marks Jewish months beginning the first full day. Observant people of the faith will begin marking the month sundown the day prior. Kisle...
January
Rabi al-Thani (M): November 6 - December 4
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