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Syria Public Holidays 2026

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Liberation Day

· 65 days away

Confirmed — source checked · Public holiday

Upcoming holidays

23 public-holiday entries across 21 dates

23 recorded confirmed
0 estimated / awaiting confirmation

5 weekend dates
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Using this calendar

Syria’s 2026 calendar contains 23 supported holiday identities across 21 dates. Movable holidays and four additional public-sector closure dates are confirmed by dated official notices.

2026 holiday calendar

Public-holiday entries are listed below. Bank, office and school coverage is incomplete; an unmarked institution is not necessarily open. Optional-holiday coverage has not been established.

Nowruz

Confirmed — source checked

Long-weekend planner

Assumption: Saturday and Sunday are non-working days, plus the listed public holidays. This is your planning assumption, not a universal legal workweek. Employer schedules may differ. Only supported holiday dates are included.

  • 6 consecutive days18 March 2026 – 23 March 2026Syrian Revolution Day, Public-Sector Closure, Eid al-Fitr + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days17 April 2026 – 19 April 2026Independence Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 4 consecutive days30 April 2026 – 3 May 2026Public-Sector Closure, Labour Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 6 consecutive days26 May 2026 – 31 May 2026Public-Sector Closure, Eid al-Adha + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
  • 3 consecutive days25 December 2026 – 27 December 2026Christmas Day + selected weekend · Source review may be pending
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Official sources and date status

Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.

President of the Syrian Arab Republic

Obsolete and unsupported former holidays excluded

Reviewed · Scope: excluded_observances · Checked 2026-10-03

Decree 188 expressly repeals Decree 474 of 2004 and contrary provisions. Former 8 March Revolution Day, Martyrs’ Day, Tishreen Liberation War Day and Boxing Day are not in the current framework and are inactive.

General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic

2026 Hijri New Year closure notice

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The Presidency notice expressly fixes 16 June 2026 as 1 Muharram 1448 and a public-institution holiday.

General Secretariat of the Presidency / National Crescent Observation Committee

2026 Eid al-Adha closure and lunar-date determination

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The committee fixed 27 May as the first Eid day and Decree 188 grants four Eid al-Adha days.

General Secretariat of the Presidency / National Crescent Observation Committee

2026 Eid al-Adha closure and lunar-date determination

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The committee fixed 27 May as the first Eid day and Decree 188 grants four Eid al-Adha days.

General Secretariat of the Presidency / National Crescent Observation Committee

2026 Eid al-Adha closure and lunar-date determination

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The committee fixed 27 May as the first Eid day and Decree 188 grants four Eid al-Adha days.

General Secretariat of the Presidency / National Crescent Observation Committee

2026 Eid al-Adha closure and lunar-date determination

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The committee fixed 27 May as the first Eid day and Decree 188 grants four Eid al-Adha days.

General Secretariat of the Presidency / National Crescent Observation Committee

2026 Eid al-Adha closure and lunar-date determination

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The dated notice expressly begins the public-institution closure on Arafah, 26 May; it is not promoted to a recurring statutory holiday.

General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic

2026 Labour Day closure notice

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The notice confirms 1 May 2026 and the framework fixes Labour Day annually.

General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic

2026 Labour Day closure notice

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The notice expressly closed public institutions on 30 April as well as statutory Labour Day; no recurring or private-sector entitlement is inferred for 30 April.

General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic

2026 Western and Eastern Easter closure notice

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The Presidency expressly fixed 5 and 12 April 2026 for the two Christian Easter holidays.

General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic

2026 Western and Eastern Easter closure notice

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The Presidency expressly fixed 5 and 12 April 2026 for the two Christian Easter holidays.

National Crescent Observation Committee / General Secretariat of the Presidency

2026 Eid al-Fitr determination and 18-23 March closure notice

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The official committee fixed 20 March as 1 Shawwal; Decree 188 grants three Eid al-Fitr days and the Presidency notice confirms the closure period.

National Crescent Observation Committee / General Secretariat of the Presidency

2026 Eid al-Fitr determination and 18-23 March closure notice

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The official committee fixed 20 March as 1 Shawwal; Decree 188 grants three Eid al-Fitr days and the Presidency notice confirms the closure period.

National Crescent Observation Committee / General Secretariat of the Presidency

2026 Eid al-Fitr determination and 18-23 March closure notice

Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-10-03

The official committee fixed 20 March as 1 Shawwal; Decree 188 grants three Eid al-Fitr days and the Presidency notice confirms the closure period.

President of the Syrian Arab Republic

Decree No. 188 of 2025 defining official holidays

Reviewed · Scope: current_framework · Checked 2026-10-03

Current framework. It repeals Decree 474 of 2004 and contrary provisions; unspecified movable dates require a Presidency bulletin.

Public holiday information

Presidential Decree 188 of 2025 replaced the previous framework, removing obsolete former-state holidays and adding 18 March Syrian Revolution Day and 8 December Liberation Day. Decree 13 of 2026 added Nowruz.

Offices

Essential continuous services may operate under Article 43(c). One-off closure rows do not assert private-sector entitlement.

Banks

No separate bank calendar is asserted.

Schools

No separate school calendar is asserted; dated public-institution notices may apply while examinations or essential services continue.

Practical planning

Reconfirm provisional Islamic and Easter dates before travel. No substitute or bridge rule is assumed.

Frequently asked questions

What framework is used?

Decree 188 of 2025, Decree 13 of 2026 and dated Presidency notices control.

How are lunar holidays handled?

2026 dates are confirmed from Syrian official determinations. 2027 and 2028 dates are provisional projections.

Are extra closure days recurring holidays?

No. The additional 2026 closure dates are labeled as one-off public-sector closures and are not projected into future years.

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