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Middle East Public Holidays 2023

The table below contains the list of official Middle East public holidays for the calendar year 2023. The qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and beyond, is available, immediately, with a professional license.

Date	Weekday	Countries
Jan 1	Sunday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen*
Jan 5	Thursday	Iraq
Jan 6	Friday	Iraq, Lebanon
Jan 7	Saturday	Egypt, West Bank and Gaza*
Jan 8	Sunday	Egypt, Egypt
Jan 12	Thursday	Oman
Jan 26	Thursday	Egypt
Feb 4	Saturday	Iran
Feb 9	Thursday	Lebanon
Feb 11	Saturday	Iran
Feb 14	Tuesday	Lebanon, Qatar
Feb 18	Saturday	Iran, Oman, West Bank and Gaza
Feb 19	Sunday	Kuwait, Oman
Feb 22	Wednesday	Saudi Arabia
Feb 23	Thursday	Saudi Arabia*
Feb 25	Saturday	Kuwait
Feb 26	Sunday	Kuwait
Feb 27	Monday	Kuwait*
Mar 5	Sunday	Iraq, Qatar
Mar 7	Tuesday	Israel*
Mar 8	Wednesday	Iran, Israel*, Syria
Mar 20	Monday	Iran
Mar 21	Tuesday	Iran, Iraq, Syria
Mar 22	Wednesday	Iran
Mar 23	Thursday	Iran
Mar 24	Friday	Iran
Mar 25	Saturday	Lebanon
Apr 1	Saturday	Iran
Apr 2	Sunday	Iran
Apr 5	Wednesday	Israel*
Apr 6	Thursday	Israel
Apr 7	Friday	Lebanon
Apr 9	Sunday	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Apr 10	Monday	Lebanon*
Apr 12	Wednesday	Iran, Israel
Apr 14	Friday	Lebanon
Apr 16	Sunday	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria
Apr 17	Monday	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia*, Syria
Apr 18	Tuesday	Saudi Arabia*
Apr 19	Wednesday	Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Apr 20	Thursday	Egypt, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey*, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Apr 21	Friday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Apr 22	Saturday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon*, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Apr 23	Sunday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq*, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Turkey, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Apr 24	Monday	Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, West Bank and Gaza
Apr 25	Tuesday	Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia*
Apr 26	Wednesday	Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Apr 27	Thursday	Qatar*
Apr 28	Friday	Qatar*
Apr 29	Saturday	Qatar*
Apr 30	Sunday	Jordan
May 1	Monday	Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May 4	Thursday	Egypt
May 6	Saturday	Syria
May 7	Sunday	Lebanon
May 14	Sunday	Lebanon
May 16	Tuesday	Iran
May 19	Friday	Turkey
May 22	Monday	Yemen
May 25	Thursday	Jordan, Lebanon*
May 26	Friday	Israel
May 31	Wednesday	Jordan*
June 1	Thursday	Jordan
June 4	Sunday	Iran
June 5	Monday	Iran
June 23	Friday	Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
June 24	Saturday	Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
June 25	Sunday	Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
June 26	Monday	Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
June 27	Tuesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey*, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Yemen
June 28	Wednesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
June 29	Thursday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon*, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
June 30	Friday	Bahrain, Egypt, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
July 1	Saturday	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia*, Syria, Turkey, Yemen
July 2	Sunday	Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
July 7	Friday	Iran
July 14	Friday	Iraq
July 15	Saturday	Turkey
July 19	Wednesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
July 21	Friday	UAE (United Arab Emirates)
July 23	Sunday	Egypt
July 27	Thursday	Iran, Israel*
July 28	Friday	Bahrain, Iran, Lebanon
July 29	Saturday	Bahrain, Iraq
July 30	Sunday	Bahrain*
July 31	Monday	Bahrain*
Aug 15	Tuesday	Lebanon
Aug 30	Wednesday	Turkey
Sep 6	Wednesday	Iran
Sep 7	Thursday	Iraq
Sep 14	Thursday	Iran
Sep 15	Friday	Israel*
Sep 16	Saturday	Iran, Israel
Sep 17	Sunday	Israel
Sep 23	Saturday	Saudi Arabia
Sep 24	Sunday	Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia
Sep 25	Monday	Israel
Sep 26	Tuesday	Yemen
Sep 27	Wednesday	Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Sep 28	Thursday	Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait
Sep 29	Friday	UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Sep 30	Saturday	Israel
Oct 3	Tuesday	Iran, Iraq
Oct 6	Friday	Egypt, Syria
Oct 7	Saturday	Israel
Oct 14	Saturday	Yemen
Oct 28	Saturday	Turkey*
Oct 29	Sunday	Turkey
Oct 31	Tuesday	Israel
Nov 15	Wednesday	West Bank and Gaza
Nov 18	Saturday	Oman
Nov 19	Sunday	Oman
Nov 20	Monday	Oman
Nov 22	Wednesday	Lebanon
Nov 30	Thursday	Yemen
Dec 1	Friday	UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Dec 2	Saturday	UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Dec 3	Sunday	UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Dec 16	Saturday	Bahrain
Dec 17	Sunday	Bahrain, Iran
Dec 18	Monday	Bahrain*, Qatar
Dec 25	Monday	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and Gaza
Dec 31	Sunday	Kuwait*

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