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Bank and Public Holidays for Oman

Oman bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2012, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use.

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31 Jan 2012 (Oman News Agency-Muscat) Omani authorities have announced the dates of the upcoming non-working public holidays for the Prophet's Birthday for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. • 22 Nov 2011 (The Central Bank of Oman-Muscat) The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has announced that all Omani banks will remain closed on Sunday and Monday, November 27 and 28, 2011, on account of the upcoming New Hijri Year 1433 AH and the 41st National Day. • 19 Nov 2011 (Oman News Agency-Muscat) Oman's Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and President Civil Service Board, Khaled Bin Hilal Bin Saud Al Busaidi, has announced that the upcoming public sector holidays for the 2011 Omani National Day and Hijri New Year would be from Thursday to Monday, November 24-28, 2011, inclusively. • 31 Oct 2011 (Oman News Agency-Muscat) Omani authorities have announced the dates of the upcoming Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays for the private sector, the public sector, and the banking and financial sectors of Oman for the calendar year 2011. • 28 Aug 2011 (The Central Bank of Oman-Muscat) The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has announced that the period of Tuesday, August 30, until Sunday, September 4, 2011, inclusively, as the dates of the upcoming bank holidays for the End of Ramadan. • 24 Aug 2011 (Oman News Agency-Muscat) Omani authorities, as per the Royal Orders of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, have announced the dates of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) holidays for both the private sector and the public sector of Oman. • 01 Aug 2011 (Oman News Agency-Muscat) Oman's Sultan Qaboos Bin has announced that, as per the Ramadan Moon-sighting Committee for 1432 AH's findings, today would be the first day of the month of Ramadan in Oman. • 18 Jul 2011 (The Central Bank of Oman-Muscat) The Central Bank of Oman has announced that all commercial banks operating in the Sultanate of Oman would be closed on Thursday, July 21, 2011, on the occasion of the previously-announced blessed Renaissance Day public holiday. • 17 Jul 2011 (Oman News Agency-Muscat) Omani authorities have announced Saturday, July 23, 2011, as the date for the upcoming Renaissance Day public holidays, for both the Omani private and public sectors. • 26 Jun 2011 (Oman News Agency-Muscat) Omani authorities have announced that the upcoming one-day public holiday for the Isra Wal Meraj would be moved from Wednesday, June 29, 2011, to Thursday, June 30, 2011. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Oman public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Oman are regulated by the 2003 Labour Code (Royal Decree No. 35/2003) which repealed the 1973 Labour Code. • Weekends: Although many Muslim countries have changed their weekend days in 2005 and 2006, as of 2011, weekends in Oman are still Thursdays and Fridays for the public sector, Fridays for the private sector, and Fridays and Saturdays for banks. • National Day on November 18 and The Sultan's Birthday on November 19 are listed as 2 of Oman's official public holidays. However, traditionally, those 2 dates (November 18 and 19) are not public holidays, with the Government announcing the corresponding public holidays dates for 1-2 weeks later. • Oman International Codes OM and OMN (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .om (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Oman information and news: Central Bank of Oman (Oman central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Oman maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Oman), and Wikipedia (includes Oman commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Oman, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Oman that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Oman were evaluated using the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia which is used in Saudi Arabia and in most of the Persian Gulf States. Holidays may occur a day later in countries outside the Gulf region. The sunrises, sunsets, moon phases, moonrises and moonsets used in these calculations are based on the location of Mecca (latitude 21.42°N, longitude, 39.82°E, GMT+3 hours, no summer time rules). For more details on Muslim holidays, see Muslim Calendar Holidays. For Salat (prayer times) calculations, see our Freeware page.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2012 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Oman, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Oman, before planning any trip to Oman. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.