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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
Shawwal (M): May 13 - June 10
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Nakba Day (PS/IL)(1948): May 15
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Shavuot (J): May 16-18
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Shavuot (Shavuos) also known as the Feast of Weeks and Pentecost, is a Jewish observance that is celebrated on the sixth day of Sivan. It commemorates the wheat harvest and the day that God delivered th...
January
Eurovision Song Contest (NL): May 18-22
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Yemen National Day (YE)(1990): May 22
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The Republic of Yemen was created on this day in 1990 with reunification of the Yemen Arab Republic and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Yemen is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula and...
January
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Attack (2010): May 3...
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Islamic History Month (CA): October
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Muslim American Heritage Month (US): Octob...
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Cheshvan (J): October 6 - November 4
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Afghanistan, Invasion/Occupation (2001): O...
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Today is the 20th anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington DC.
January
Rabi'ul-Awwal (M): October 7- November 5
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Rabi'ul-Awwal is the 3rd Month in the Islamic Calendar.
January
Aliyah Day (IL): October 12/13
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Around 1488 BC the Torah, the holy book of Judaism, teaches that Joshua crossed the River Jordan with the Israelites into the Promised Land during the 10th month of the Hebrew Calendar, Nisan. In 2016, th...
January
USS Cole (YE)(2000): October 12
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October 12, 2000 the USS Cole, a Navy guided-missile destroyer (DDG-67) was hit by an Al Qaida terrorist attack, while harbored and refueling in Aden, Yemen. Seventeen America sailors were killed in th...
January
Mawlid an-Nabi (M) (570 AD): October 18/19
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Daylight Savings (JO/SY) Ends: October 29
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Republic Day, Turkey (1923): October 29
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Daylight Savings (IL/PS), Ends: October 31
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National Unity Day (NP)(1723): January 11
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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
Martyrs Day (AZ)(1990): January 20
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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
Kings Birthday, (JO)(1962): January 30
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The King's Birthday in the Jordan marks King Abdullah II's birth on January 30, 1962. This is a national holiday.
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