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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
Tish'a B'Av (J): July 17/18
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Hajj (M)(SA): July 17-22
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Eid al-Adha (M): July 19-22
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15th of Av (J): July 23/24
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Renaissance Day, (OM) (1970): July 23
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Shabbat Nachamu (J): July 23/24
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Shabbat Nachamu commemorates the comfort experienced during suffering of the Jewish people in the time of Isaiah. Shabbat is 'Sabbath' or 'Saturday' in Hebrew. This is the first of the seven Sabbaths in w...
January
15th of Khordad (IR)(1963): June 5
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June 5, 1963 is the anniversary of an uprising in Iran, referred to in country as the 15th of Khordad. Iranian historians and the people point to this event as the beginning of the Islamic Revolution. The...
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6-Day War Begins (1967): June 5
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USS Liberty (1967): June 8
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Ascension Day (JO)(1999): June 9
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The Kingdom of Jordan celebrates the accession of King Abdullah II, June 9, 1999. This is a national holiday.
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Army Day (JO)(1916): June 10
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Army Day in Jordan celebrates the beginning of the Great Arab Revolt on June 10, 1916, which would ultimately end the Ottoman Empire by its conclusion in 1918. It changed the geography of western Asia and...
January
Tammuz (J): June 10-July 9
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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. Tammu...
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Falafel Day, Intl.: June 12
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The vegetarian favorite, falafel, is believed to have originated in Egypt with Coptic Christians as a substitute for meat during the forty days of Lent. The actual history is unknown, but this is plausibl...
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Dhul-Qa'dah (M): June 12- July 10
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Zul Qa'dah (also written as Dhu al-Qidah) is one of the four holy months in the Islamic calendar and the eleventh month in the Islamic year.
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Three Weeks (J): June 27 - July 18
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Three Weeks, or Bein ha-Metzarim, is an observance in the Jewish faith mourning the destruction of the first (586 BC) and second Temples (70 AD). Observed beginning in the Hebrew month of Tammuz, on its...
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Al Quds Day, Intl.: May 7
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Laylat al-Qadr (M): May 8/9
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Yom Yirushalayim (IL)(1967): May 9/10
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Yom Yirushalayim or Jerusalem Day is an Israeli state holiday celebrating the conquest and annexation of East Jerusalem during the 6-Day War of 1967. In Israel the day described as the Day of Reunificati...
January
Eid al-Fitr (M): May 12/13
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Eid al-Fitr (the festival of breaking of fast) is one of the most important holiday in Islam. This three day event celebrates the end of the month of Ramadan. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from food, wat...
January
Sivan (J): May 12-June 10
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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. Sivan...
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