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Bank and Public Holidays for Algeria

A preview of the Algeria bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2023, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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16 Nov 2018 Algerian 2018 Aid Al Mawlid Public Holiday (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian public sector ministry (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique) announced that Tuesday, November 20, 2018, had been declared as a non-working public sector holiday in Algeria on account of the annual "Mawlid Ennabawi" (Prophet's Birthday) non-working public holiday of Algeria. • 30 Oct 2018 Algerian Revolution Day Public Holiday 2018 (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian Ministry of Labour (Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Sécurité Sociale) has announced that Thursday, November 1st, 2018, had been declared a non-working public holiday in Algeria on account of the annual "fête de la Révolution" annual non-working public holiday of Algeria. • 18 Sep 2018 Algerian 2018 Ashura Public Holiday Announced (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian Ministry of Labour (Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Sécurité Sociale) has announced that Thusday, September 20, 2018, had been declared as the date of the "10 Moharam 1440 de l’Hégire " and a non-working public holiday in Algeria on account of annual Achoura (Ashura) non-working public holiday of Algeria. • 09 Sep 2018 Algerian Hijri 1440 Public Holidays (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian Ministère Du Travail Et De La Sécurité Sociale has announced that Tuesday, September 11, 2018, had been declared as a non-working public holiday in Algeria on account of the upcoming Hijri 1440 Islamic New Year annual non-working public holiday of Algeria. • 12 Aug 2018 Algerian 2018 Aïd El Adha Public Holidays (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian public sector ministry (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique) has announced that Monday and Tuesday, August 21 and 22, 2018, had been declared as the dates of the upcoming Aïd El Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) annual non-working public holidays in Algeria. • 14 Jun 2018 Algerian 2018 Aïd el-Fitr Public Holidays (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian public sector ministry (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique), upon the advice of the Algerian Commission nationale de l'observation du croissant lunaire, has announced that tomorrow, Friday, June 15, 2018, would be the first day of the non-working public sector holiday in Algeria on account of the annual "Aïd el-Fitr" (End of Ramadan) annual non-working public holidays of Algeria. • 01 May 2018 Algeria Votes Amazigh Public Holiday (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian law on public holidays, enshrining the addition of Amazigh (aka. Berber) New Year as a new public holiday in Algeria, approved last month by Algeria's Council of Ministers, was approved unanimously by Algeria's Popular Assembly (APN). • 29 Apr 2018 Algeria 2018 Labour Day Public Holiday (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian government, through its Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique has announced that Tuesday, May 1st, 2018, had been declared a non-working public holiday in Algeria, on account of the upcoming "fête du Travail". • 11 Mar 2018 Algerian Cabinet to Enshrine Amazigh Public Holiday (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian law on public holidays is to be the main topic at the upcoming Council of Ministers, and is expected to enshrine the addition of Amazigh (aka. Berber) New Year as a new public holiday in Algeria. • 10 Jan 2018 Algeria Amazigh New Year Public Holiday Amendment (Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique-Algiers) The Algerian Government has announced that it had approved, in Cabinet, amendments to the Algerian public holidays legislation, which would make permanent the recent declaration of Amazigh (aka. Berber) New Year as a new public holiday in Algeria ("Lors de sa réunion du mercredi 10 janvier, le Gouvernement a endossé un amendement à la loi fixant la liste des fêtes légales qui inclura ainsi le jour de l’An Amazigh correspondant au 12 janvier. Cet amendement poursuivra son parcours à travers le Conseil des ministres pour aboutir bientôt au Parlement"). • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Algeria 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: Algerian public holidays are specified by the law n°63/278 of July 26, 1963, as amended and expanded by ordinances n°66/153 and n°68/149 (Journal officiel, 2005-04-27, n° 30, p. 5). • Weekends weekends in Algeria changed from Thursdays/Fridays to Fridays/Saturdays in August 2009. • Eid al Adha is also called Tfaska Tamoqqart in the Berber language of native North African Berbers. • Berber Calendar and Holidays: The Berber people, known as Imazigen, are the native inhabitants of North Africa. The 4 main Berber holidays are Yennayer (Berber New Year, on January 12-13), Tafsut Imazighen (April 20), Anebdu n Tbexisisin (July 31), and Anebdu n Tyerza (October 31). These occur on fixed Gregorian dates, as the Berber Calendar is a variant of the Julian calendar and hence has a steady 950 years and 12 days offset with respect to western dates. The above-mentioned holidays are not public holidays in Algeria. • Algeria International Codes DZ and DZA (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .dz (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Algeria information and news: Bank of Algeria (Algeria central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Algeria maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Algeria), and Wikipedia (includes Algeria commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Algeria, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Algeria, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Algeria.

Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Algeria 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 Algeria 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).

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 2023 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Algeria, 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 Algeria, before planning any trip to Algeria. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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