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Azerbaijan : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Manat (AZM)
  • Internet extension: .az - Telephone code: +994 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +4 (DST: yes)
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  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Wednesday March 8, 2023Womens' DaySecular holiday
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    Friday March 17, 2023Noruz (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday March 20, 2023Bank HolidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday March 21, 2023NowruzZoroastrian
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    Wednesday March 22, 2023NoruzZoroastrian
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    Thursday March 23, 2023Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Thursday March 23, 2023NoruzZoroastrian
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    Friday March 24, 2023NoruzZoroastrian
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    Sunday March 26, 2023Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Monday March 27, 2023Noruz (end)School holidays
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    Friday March 31, 2023Genocide Remembrance DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday April 21, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Saturday April 22, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday April 23, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday April 23, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday April 26, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday April 30, 2023F1 Grand PrixSports events
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    Monday May 8, 2023School holidaySchool holidays
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    Tuesday May 9, 2023Victory DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday May 10, 2023Flower DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Wednesday May 17, 2023InterFood/InterFoodTech/IngredientsTradeshows
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    Sunday May 28, 2023Proclamation of the First Democratic RepublicNational Day
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    Monday May 29, 2023Proclamation of the First Democratic RepublicNational Day
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    Wednesday June 14, 2023End of school yearSchool holidays
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    Thursday June 15, 2023National Salvation DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday June 18, 2023Human Rights DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday June 26, 2023Army and Navy daySecular holiday
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    Wednesday June 28, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday June 29, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday July 24, 2023Music festivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Tuesday August 1, 2023National Language DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Saturday September 9, 2023Presidential electionSpecial Events
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    Thursday September 21, 2023Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Womens' Day

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    Wednesday March 8, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    Noruz (beginning)

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    Friday March 17, 2023
    School holidays :

    Bank Holiday

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    Monday March 20, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    Nowruz

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    Tuesday March 21, 2023
    Zoroastrian : Naw Ruz--Zoroastrian New Year and celebration of Righteousness Divine Spirit Asha Vahishta, creator of fire. Feast of Ahura Mazda, Spring Equinox Also spelled Newroz, Nauruz, Nauryz, Noe-Rooz, Nawroz, Norooz, Noruz, Novruz (in Azerbaijan and Turkey), Noh Ruz, Nauroz, Nav-roze, Navroz, Naw-Rúz, Nevruz, Sultan Nevruz, Наврӯз, Navruz, or Nowrouz [Wikipedia]

    Noruz

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    Wednesday March 22, 2023
    Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday March 23, 2023
    cards/flowers :

    Noruz

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    Thursday March 23, 2023
    Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Noruz

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    Friday March 24, 2023
    Zoroastrian : no means new and rouz means day in Persian. Celebrates new year in Iran and various Central Asian countries (as well as among the Kurds). Considered as the beginning of the Baha'í year. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday March 26, 2023
    Special Events : At 1:00 am local times

    Noruz (end)

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    Monday March 27, 2023
    School holidays :

    Genocide Remembrance Day

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    Friday March 31, 2023
    Culture : Refers to the consequences of the dismemberment of the Azerbaijani people and the division of its historical lands following the treaties of Gyulistan and Turkmanchai (1813 and 1828).

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Friday April 21, 2023
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    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Saturday April 22, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday April 23, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Sunday April 23, 2023
    School holidays :

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Wednesday April 26, 2023
    School holidays :

    F1 Grand Prix

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    Sunday April 30, 2023
    Sports events : Www.formula1.com in Baku 2023 edition confirmed

    School holiday

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    Monday May 8, 2023
    School holidays :

    Victory Day

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    Tuesday May 9, 2023
    Secular holiday : Capitulation of Nazi forces to the Allies (the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and other principal Allied nations) in Berlin on May 8, 1945. It is celebrated in the successor states to the Soviet Union on May 9, because when the German Instrument of Surrender was signed (in the midnight), it was already May 9 in the USSR and Eastern Europe.

    Flower Day

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    Wednesday May 10, 2023
    Culture : A holiday was first introduced by Hajibala Abutalibov, the mayor of Baku, in 2003, when Heydar Aliyev was hospitalized in Cleveland, U.S., with no realistic hopes for recovery. The Baku mayor declared May 10, Heydar Aliyev's birthday, the Flower Holiday to celebrate the president's birthday while thinly veiling it as a neutral holiday.

    InterFood/InterFoodTech/Ingredients

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    Wednesday May 17, 2023
    Tradeshows : Www.worldfood.az/ lasts 3 days - in Baku 2023 edition confirmed

    Proclamation of the First Democratic Republic

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    Sunday May 28, 2023
    Secular holiday : On 28 May, 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Empire during the First World War, Azerbaijan declared independence and established the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. This first Muslim republic in the world lasted only two years,until 1920, when the Soviet Red Army liberated Azerbaijan. Wikipedia

    Proclamation of the First Democratic Republic

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    Monday May 29, 2023
    Secular holiday : On 28 May, 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Empire during the First World War, Azerbaijan declared independence and established the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. This first Muslim republic in the world lasted only two years,until 1920, when the Soviet Red Army liberated Azerbaijan. Wikipedia

    End of school year

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    Wednesday June 14, 2023
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    National Salvation Day

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    Thursday June 15, 2023
    Secular holiday : By 1993, Azerbaijan had descended into chaos and seemed on the verge of a civil war, following disastrous military defeats inflicted by the Armenians. Its president, Echibey had to flee the capital in June following an attempted coup d'état. Heidar Aliev, who had once served as the deputy premier of the Soviet Union became acting president and, as part of a deal with the coup leaders, gained appointment as the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan on June 15. The National Assembly elected him as President nine days later. Civil war was thus averted. http://pedia.nodeworks.com/H/HE/HEY/Heydar_Aliyev

    Human Rights Day

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    Sunday June 18, 2023
    Culture : From 2008 onwards

    Army and Navy day

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    Monday June 26, 2023
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the establishment of Azerbaijan's first army under the independent government in 1918.

    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday June 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday June 29, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Music festival

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    Monday July 24, 2023
    Culture : ZHARA dedicated to Mugam a complex form of music lasts 1 week - in Baku - 2023 edition confirmed

    National Language Day

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    Tuesday August 1, 2023
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    Presidential election

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    Saturday September 9, 2023
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    Beginning of school year

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    Thursday September 21, 2023
    School holidays :