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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
Taliban retake Afghanistan (AF)(2021): Aug...
Daily
In literally ten days, against the backdrop of US and NATO military withdrawal, the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan by taking over every provincial capital, including Kabul, and forcing the presid...
January
Independence Day, (AF)(1919): August 19
Daily
Independence Day in Afghanistan marks the anniversary of August 19, 1919, when the Treaty of Rawalpindi removed the nation from British rule. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
Rabi'ul-Awwal (M): August 24 - September 2...
Monthly
Rabi'ul-Awwal is the third Month in the Islamic Calendar.
January
Elul (J): August 25 - September 22
Monthly
Elul is a month in the Hebrew calendar consisting of 29 days, the twelfth month of the year, and falls in August and September. Translated from Hebrew as “harvest,” Elul is a time of reflection in prepa...
January
Afghanistan War Ends (AF)(2021): August 30
Daily
At 15:29 Washington DC time and 23:59 August 30, 2021, local time, the final C-17 plane lifted off from Afghanistan, ending nearly 20 years of occupation and war. The 16-days preceding saw over 123,000 ci...
January
Victory Day, (TR)(1922): August 30
Daily
Victory Day in Turkey marks the anniversary of August 30, 1922, when the nation achieved its independence; Victory Day is a national holiday.
January
Constitution Day, (KZ)(1995): August 31
Daily
Constitution Day in Kazakhstan marks the anniversary of August 31, 1995, when the nation ratified its constitution. Constitution Day is a national holiday.
January
Independence Day, (KG)(1991): August 31
Daily
Independence Day in Kyrgyzstan marks the anniversary of August 31, 1991, when the nation declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
Anti-Corruption Excellence Award (ACE) Awa...
Daily
Annually on International Anti-corruption Day, The Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Anti-Corruption Excellence Award or ACE Award is an international recognition established to honor and support the global...
January
Arabic Language Day, Intl.: December 18
Daily
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, French, an...
January
Asarah B'Tevet (J): December 29/30
Daily
The tenth day of the Jewish month of Tevet is a fasting day to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the sixth century BCE. In Israel, it is a public holiday honoring the dead whose date...
January
Hanukkah (J) (166 BC): December 20-28
Weekly
Hanukkah is a Hebrew holiday that starts on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually falls during December. Hanukkah, the "Festival of Dedication" or "Festival of Lights," celebrates th...
January
Ice Cream Cone Day (1903): December 15
Daily
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 had his za...
January
Independence Day, (BH)(1971): December 16
Daily
Independence Day in the 33-island archipelago of Bahrain marks the anniversary of December 16, 1971, when the nation gained independence from Britain. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
Jasmine Uprising, Tunisia, Arab Spring Beg...
Daily
Today is the anniversary of the Jasmine Uprising, the catalyst for the Arab Spring. On this day, a street vendor, twenty-six-year-old Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi, had enough. Enough corruption. Enough stru...
January
National Day (QA)(1878): December 18
Daily
December 18, 1878, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Thani, who would defeat the Ottomans and erase them from his land, succeeded his father, Sheik Jassem, to the throne and founded the nation of Qatar. It would fall u...
January
National Day, (AE)(1971): December 2
Daily
National Day in the United Arab Emirates marks the anniversary of December 2, 1971, when the seven Trucial States (tribes) joined together to become the UAE. National Day is a national holiday.
January
Student's Day, (IR)(1953): December 7
Daily
Student's Day in Iran honors three student protesters martyred on December 7, 1953, for freedom of speech and the right to assemble. December 7, 1953, Tehran University students gathered to protest the u...
January
Tevet (J): December 20, 2025 - January 19,...
Monthly
Tevet is the fourth month of the civil year and the tenth of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar, and it comes after Kislev and before Shevat. The two major Hebrew holidays during Tevet are H...
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, Tajiki...
January
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